The Passage (1979)

Description

During World War II, Jewish scientist Professor John Bergson (James Mason, "Lolita") attempts to escape from France to Spain across the Pyrenees. He enlists the help of a Basque shepherd (Anthony Quinn, "Zorba the Greek"). As they spend time together, Bergson's initial antipathy towards Bergson fades. But the journey across the mountains is anything but a walk in the park, as the sadistic SS officer von Berkow (Malcolm McDowell, "A Clockwork Orange") is closing in on them...