Film

Northwest Passage

1940 · 2h 6m · Adventure · History · War

Half Men—Half Demons … Warriors Such As The World Has Never Known … They Lived With Death and Danger For The Women Who Hungered For Their Love!

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

Spencer Tracy

Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young

Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan

'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton

'Cap' Huff

Louis Hector

Reverend Browne

Robert Barrat

Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare

Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride

Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell

Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton

Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey

Webster

Lloyd Bridges

Uniformed Soldier / Officer

Addison Richards

Lieutenant Crofton

Hugh Sothern

Jesse Beacham

Montagu Love

Wiseman Clagett

• King VidorDirector
• Laurence StallingsScreenplay
• Talbot JenningsScreenplay
• Kenneth RobertsNovel
• Hunt StrombergProducer
• William V. SkallDirector of Photography
• Sidney WagnerDirector of Photography
• Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
• Conrad A. NervigEditor

Northwest Passage - Trailer

Release date

February 23, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 6m

Rated

NR

Genres

Adventure, History, War, Drama

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