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Humphrey Bogart, Michèle Morgan, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre ... see more see more... , Philip Dorn , John Loder , George Tobias , Vladimir Sokoloff , Eduardo Ciannelli , Konstantin Shayne , Victor Francen , Helmut Dantine , Louis Mercier , Monte Blue , Stephen Richards , Hans Conried , Billy Roy , Charles La Torre , Peter Camlin , Harry Cording , Adrienne D'Ambricourt , Jean Del Val , Diane Du Bois , Fred Essler , Gerald Perreau-Saissine , Corinna Mura , Alex Papana , Frank Puglia , Mark Stevens , Donald Stuart , Walter Bonn

Designed as a followup to the enormously successful Casablanca, Passage to Marseille utilizes the talents of many of the on- and off-screen personnel of the earlier Warner Bros. classic. Unfolded in a... read more read more... complex flashback-within-flashback structure, this is the story of Matrac (Humphrey Bogart), a freedom-loving French journalist who sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyrrany. The film opens as French liason officer Freycinet (Claude Rains), stationed in London, tells Mantrac's story to a British reporter (John Loder). Freycinet reveals that Mantrac, happily married to Paula (Michele Morgan), was framed by pro-fascists and sentenced to Devil's Island. Here he engineered a daring escape with such lost souls as Marius (Peter Lorre), Garou (Helmut Dantine), Petit (George Tobias) and Renault (Philip Dorn). Adrift in a lifeboat, the escapees were picked up by a French vessel commandeered by pro-fascist Major Duval (Sydney Greenstreet). With the help of Mantrac and the prisoners, the ship's patriotic captain (Victor Francen) thwarted Duval's evil machinations, enabling Mantrac to continue his battle against Nazism as a member of the RAF. By modern standards, Passage to Marseille is overproduced, overdirected, overacted and overscored (by Max Steiner); however, it filled a definite need in wartime America, and proved a huge financial success. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Release Date: February 16, 1944

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  • sanjurosamurai
    February 22, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    curtiz reunites with 4 cast members from casablanca and the result is an excellent one. although the scope of this war film might have been a bit too small, the film had intrigue and solid performances as well as a great story. wonderful film.
  • wilmothoudini
    March 16, 2009
    wilmothoudini
    I was genuinely surprised that this was as weak as it was. I knew to expect less than Casablanca and Mildred Pierce. But honestly...15 minutes in, the story goes into flashback, and then 20 minutes later a flashback within the flashback, and then the final straw - a flashback ... read morewithin the flashback, within the flashback. There is so much exposition for the cast of characters and shifting story settings, that there is really very little in the way of compelling scenes or surprises. I am fairly forgiving - I thoroughly enjoyed Across the Pacific, John Huston's war propaganda utilizing the cast of The Maltese Falcon. All I can say for Passaget to Marseille is that it looks good. And the multiple flashbacks did make me laugh.

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Emanuel Levy
April 17, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Sort of a class reunion of Casablanca, but not as good, reuniting Bogart, director Curtiz and other key players of that cult picture. Full Review

February 23, 2012
Variety

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