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Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.
Michèle Morgan
- Paula Matrac
- (as Michele Morgan)
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Chief Engineer
- (as Edward Ciannelli)
Fred Aldrich
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Charles Andre
- Navigator
- (uncredited)
Robert Appel
- Guard
- (uncredited)
John Bagni
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Albert Baldo
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWarner Bros. built a full-scale Merchant Marine ship in three months, modeled after the French ship Ville de Nancy.
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- Quotes
Captain Freycinet: It's a fine day.
Renault: Any day that takes us closer to France is a fine day.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)
- SoundtracksSomeday I'll Meet You Again
(1944) (uncredited)
Music by Max Steiner
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by Corinna Mura
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Bogart maintained an opposing balance of virtue and vice
Wartime heroics never seemed exploited in quite so complex a fashion as "Passage to Marseille," directed by Michael Curtiz
Bogart, a French journalist framed for murder because of his political views and sent to Devil's Island during World War II, escapes from his penal hell with four other convicts and winds up on a French freighter bound for home Hoping to rejoin the fighting Free French resistance movement, the men, all fiercely loyal patriots, become involved in preventing a takeover of the ship by Fascist sympathizers
This relatively simple plot line is then surrounded by a series of extraneous plots and subplots which were related in a series of single, double, and even triple flashbacks, making any semblance of coherency virtually impossible
Bogart's characterization is equally vague and complicated as he maintained an opposing balance of virtue and vice At one moment he is the picture of idealistic moral righteousness fighting against a callous system, and the next he debased his human nature as he brutally machine-guns some defenseless enemies His moral platitudes do not balance his immoral behavior, making for ambiguity and confusion...
The most important saving grace of "Passage to Marseille" is the supporting cast headed by Bogart's "Casablanca" co-stars Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre, who all turned in strong character portrayals
Bogart, a French journalist framed for murder because of his political views and sent to Devil's Island during World War II, escapes from his penal hell with four other convicts and winds up on a French freighter bound for home Hoping to rejoin the fighting Free French resistance movement, the men, all fiercely loyal patriots, become involved in preventing a takeover of the ship by Fascist sympathizers
This relatively simple plot line is then surrounded by a series of extraneous plots and subplots which were related in a series of single, double, and even triple flashbacks, making any semblance of coherency virtually impossible
Bogart's characterization is equally vague and complicated as he maintained an opposing balance of virtue and vice At one moment he is the picture of idealistic moral righteousness fighting against a callous system, and the next he debased his human nature as he brutally machine-guns some defenseless enemies His moral platitudes do not balance his immoral behavior, making for ambiguity and confusion...
The most important saving grace of "Passage to Marseille" is the supporting cast headed by Bogart's "Casablanca" co-stars Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre, who all turned in strong character portrayals
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- Also known as
- Message to Marseille
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- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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