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1940 · 126 min

Northwest Passage

Adventure · History · War · Drama

Plot

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.

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Major Robert Rogers

Robert Young

Robert Young

Langdon Towne

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

'Hunk' Marriner

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth Browne

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

'Cap' Huff

Louis Hector

Reverend Browne

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Humphrey Towne

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Lord Amherst

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Sergeant McNott

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Jennie Coit

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Lieutenant Avery

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Webster

Crew

King Vidor

Director

Talbot Jennings

Screenplay

Laurence Stallings

Screenplay

Hunt Stromberg

Producer

William V. Skall

Director of Photography

Sidney Wagner

Director of Photography

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

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