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Breakheart Pass poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.9 / 100
1975·Drama / Mystery / Western·1h 35m

BREAKHEART PASS

“Revenge Mystery Danger Ambush”

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Above the Line
Tom Gries·DirectorAlistair MacLean·ScreenplayAlistair MacLean·NovelLucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyJerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerByron 'Buzz' Brandt·Editor
Cast
Charles Bronson·John DeakinBen Johnson·Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan PearceRichard Crenna·Gov. Richard FairchildJill Ireland·Marica ScovilleCharles Durning·Frank O'BrienEd Lauter·Major ClaremontBill McKinney·Reverend PeabodyDavid Huddleston·Dr. MolyneuxRayford Barnes·Sgt. BellewScott Newman·Rafferty
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Tom Gries·DirectorMichael Preece·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Alistair MacLean·ScreenplayAlistair MacLean·Novel
Camera· 1
Lucien Ballard·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt·EditorGeorge C. Villaseñor·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerGene S. Cantamessa·Sound MixerDavid Horton Sr.·Sound Effects EditorDon Merritt·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 9
Tambi Larsen·Art DirectionDarrell Silvera·Set DecorationPhil Rhodes·Key Makeup ArtistNigel A. Boucher·Assistant Set DecorationR. Gilbert Clayton·Set DesignerSam Gordon·Property MasterKim Swados·Assistant Art DirectorThomas S. Dawson·Key CostumerPaula Lynn Kaatz·Costumer
Production· 5
Jerry Gershwin·ProducerElliott Kastner·Executive ProducerLouis DiGiaimo·CastingAlleen N. Nollmann·Producer's AssistantDon Guest·Production Manager
Other Departments· 5
Vivienne Walker·Key Hair StylistAlma Johnson·HairstylistEvelyn Preece·HairstylistA.D. Flowers·Special EffectsLogan Frazee·Special Effects
By the Numbers
56.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
60%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI -65%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Breakheart Pass's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4F3A2C
#8C7A6B
#E0E0E0
Mood
Tense, Perilous, Action Packed
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster depicts a man in a dark coat and light shirt, with disheveled hair and a mustache, clinging precariously to the side of a wooden train car. His right”

actionthrillerwestern
Key Elements
Train CarWooden SlatsMetal Wheel Mechanism
Atmosphere
Cold, Gritty
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
8/10
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