# The Passenger (1975)

> A disillusioned journalist steps into a dead gunrunner’s identity and drifts through a beautiful, perilous maze of escape and self-erasure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4826

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Mbia, José María Caffarel, James Campbell
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073580/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: hypnotic, austere, melancholic, contemplative evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A journalist's quest for truth leads him down a perilous path of deception and danger.

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