Breakheart Pass (1975)
| Release Date | 25 December 1975 |
| Tagline | Revenge Mystery Danger Ambush |
| Genre | Western, Mystery, Crime, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Camas Prairie Railroad, Lewiston, Idaho, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Detective Film, Hybrid Western |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Train Rides, Murder Investigations, Political Corruption, Assumed Identities |
| Tones | Harsh, Tense, Gritty, Menacing |
| Tags | Army Officer, Conspiracy, Federal Agent, Frontier, Smuggling, Train [locomotive], Undercover |
Breakheart Pass is an American 1975 western adventure film that stars Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, and Jill Ireland. The movie was based on the novel by Alistair MacLean of the same title, and was filmed in north central Idaho.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Roy Jenson
Chris Banion
Rayford Barnes
Sergeant. Bellew
Robert Tessier
Levi Calhoun
Joe Kapp
Henry
Archie Moore
Carlos
Sally Kemp
Prostitute
Keith McConnell
Gabriel
John Mitchum
Red Beard
Read Morgan
Captain Oakland
Robert Rothwell
Lt. Newell
Casey Tibbs
Jackson
Eldon Burke
Ferguson
Irv Faling
Colonel Scoville
William Klein
Seamon Devlin
Director
Producer
Jerry Gershwin
producer
Elliott Kastner
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
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Casting Director
Louis DiGiaimo
Art Director
Tambi Larsen
Set Decorator
Darrell Silvera
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Makeup Department
Joe DiBella
assistant key makeup artist
Alma Johnson
hair stylist
Evelyn Preece
hair stylist
Phil Rhodes
key makeup artist
Walter Schenk
assistant key makeup artist
Vivienne Walker
key hair stylist
Josephine Turner
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Don Guest
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Brand
assistant director
Peter Gries
second assistant director
Lorin Bennett Salob
third assistant director
Ronald L. Schwary
first assistant director
Ron Wright
second assistant director
Art Department
Nigel A. Boucher
assistant set decorator
R. Gilbert Clayton
set designer
David Coleman
assistant propman
Herbert S. De Verill
set designer
Sam Gordon
property master
Victor Clay Johnson
construction foreman
William Maldonado
construction coordinator
Stephen Perry
assistant propman
Kim Swados
assistant art director
Dean Wilson
assistant propman
M. Garcia
assistant set decorator
Sound Department
Gene S. Cantamessa
sound mixer
Sam Gemette
assistant sound effects editor
David M. Horton
sound effects editor
Don Merritt
boom operator
Donald O. Mitchell
dubbing mixer
Frank E. Warner
sound effects supervisor
Special Effects
Gerald Endler
special effects
A.D. Flowers
special effects
Logan Frazee
special effects
Don Hansard
process photography
William Suhr
process photography
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
stunts
Joe Canutt
stunts
Howard Curtis
stunts
Mickey Gilbert
stunts
Terry Leonard
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Adams
best boy grip
James Ball
grip
Kenny Bell
still photographer
Rick Borchardt
grip
Danny Buck
lamp operator
Andrew Carroll
lamp operator
Ray De La Motte
assistant camera: second unit
Ralph Gerling
camera operator
Randy Glass
best boy gaffer
Clyde Hart
key grip
Richard Hart
key gaffer
J. Michael Marlett
lamp operator
Phillip Marlett
lamp operator
Allan Mylander
grip
Guy Polzel
grip
George Ressler
grip
Fred Richter
dolly grip
Roger Shearman
camera operator
Lee Smith
generator operator
B. Sordel
grip
Ron Vargas
camera operator
Michael D. Weldon
second assistant camera
Byron White
lamp operator
Harry Young
first assistant camera
Robert D. McBride
director of photography: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons
assistant costumer
Thomas Costich
assistant costumer
Thomas S. Dawson
key costumer
Paula Lynn Kaatz
costumer: women
Patricia Norris
assistant costumer
Editorial Department
George C. Villaseñor
assistant editor
Music Department
Leonard A. Engel
supervising music editor
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Tom Marshall
assistant transportation
Gerald R. Molen
transportation supervisor
Other Crew
Ernest Anderson
publicist
Selma Brown
location auditor
Dan Delgado
craft service
James W. Gavin
helicopter pilot
Bill Hansard
projectionist: background projection
Joanie Laine
production coordinator
Susan B. Landau
production assistant
Lionel Lober
representative: United Artists
Stanley Mark
production auditor
Dave Miller
first aid
Dori Mires
paymaster
Alleen N. Nollmann
secretary to producer
Phill Norman
title designer
Michael Preece
script supervisor
Judi Rosner
secretary to director
Rudy Ugland
wrangler boss
Production Company
Elliott Kastner Productions
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Distributor
United Artists
CBS Television
Chapel Distribution
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGM-International Dist.
United Artists
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