Northwest Passage
“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!”
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.
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Cast
49 people
Spencer Tracy
Major Robert Rogers
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Elizabeth Browne
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Nat Pendleton
'Cap' Huff
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Humphrey Towne
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King Vidor Director · Laurence Stallings Screenplay Talbot Jennings Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $2.7M · United States release February 23, 1940
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Budget
$2,687,000
Worldwide gross
$3,150,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Loew's
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · February 20, 1940
Premiere · Boise, Idaho
United States · February 23, 1940
Theatrical
Germany
February 25, 1955 · Theatrical
Japan
May 8, 1951 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 23, 1940 · Theatrical
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