The Passenger
“I used to be somebody else...but I traded him in.”
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
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Cast
19 people
Jack Nicholson
David Locke
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The Shining
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Ambroise Bia
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Maria Schneider
Girl
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Last Tango in Paris
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Jenny Runacre
Rachel Locke
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KAOS
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Ian Hendry
Martin Knight
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Repulsion
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Steven Berkoff
Stephen
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Vikings
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Ambroise Mbia
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José María Caffarel
Hotel Keeper (uncredited)
Known for
Tristana
Placido
James Campbell
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
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La Grande Bouffe
Ashakara
Manfred Spies
German Stranger (uncredited)
Known for
14 and Under
Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé
Murderer (uncredited)
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Descent Into Hell
Soleil O
Ángel del Pozo
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Known for
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Michelangelo Antonioni Director · Mark Peploe Screenplay Peter Wollen Screenplay
Worldwide gross $769K · United States release April 9, 1975 · Produced in Italy, France, Spain, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$768,744
Production
C. C. Champion
Production
CIPI Cinematografica
Production
Les Films Concordia
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Italy · France · Spain · United States
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Languages
Original title
Professione: reporter
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · February 28, 1975
Theatrical
United States · April 9, 1975
Theatrical
United States
October 28, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
December 15, 2012 · Limited theatrical · New York IFC Center
Brazil
April 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 19, 2023 · Premiere · Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo
Czechia
January 23, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
France
May 14, 1975 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 18, 1975 · Theatrical
Germany
May 16, 1975 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
March 1, 1996 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 3, 2005 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
August 17, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
August 12, 1976 · Theatrical
Italy
March 1, 1975 · Theatrical · Rome
Japan
May 14, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 15, 1976 · Theatrical
August 11, 2007 · Physical · DVD
March 13, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
September 13, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 5, 1978 · Theatrical
May 19, 1978 · Theatrical · Porto
July 5, 1980 · Limited theatrical · Porto (Cineclube do Porto)
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical · Re-release
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