Le passager

Original title: Caravan to Vaccarès

1974
PG
1h 38m

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4.6/10

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Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But they soon realize that the job is not a cushy number, and have to deal with a gang of kidnappers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the scientist.

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Neil Bowman, meets Lila, a British photographer, in France. They're hired to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York by French landowner Duc de Croyter but face a gang of ruthless kidnapper... Read allNeil Bowman, meets Lila, a British photographer, in France. They're hired to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York by French landowner Duc de Croyter but face a gang of ruthless kidnappers after the scientist.Neil Bowman, meets Lila, a British photographer, in France. They're hired to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York by French landowner Duc de Croyter but face a gang of ruthless kidnappers after the scientist.

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Trivia
First theatrical feature film of actor David Birney.

Goofs
In the opening scene, the assassin kills the bird watcher sitting in his car with a suppressed revolver. Next, he stalks and shoots his young cohort, but this time with a suppressed automatic pistol. When the automatic fires, it produces an unsuppressed gunshot sound. Next, when the assassin is stopped helping the gypsies with their flat tire, he's carrying the silenced revolver tucked in the front of his pants.

Quotes
Bowman: [speaking to the woman thumbing for a ride as she approaches his car] Voulez assistance?
Lila: [suspiciously] You another French sex maniac?
Bowman: No. Another American sex maniac.
Lila: [as she starts to get into his car] That makes all the difference.

Alternate versions
There are two known version of this film. The international cut is 98 minutes and a heavily cut US version is 84 minutes.

Soundtracks
Rhumba
(uncredited)
Music by Manitas De Plata

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4/10

Like A Bunch of Film-Makers Went on Holiday to France and Made a Movie in their Spare Time.

It's weird, this film; you get the impression that the makers of this snooze-fest spent more time in the local bars than on set. In fact, it's a surprise not to see Harry Alan Towers' name on the credits; it certainly has the flavour of one of his tax-shelter productions but here the motivation behind the project seems to be for all involved to enjoy a prolonged stay in Provence. Despite the fact that the film is supposed to take place all over the region, Les Baux and the area around it stands in for almost everything.

David Birney makes for a spectacularly colourless hero - as Michael Lonsdale says at one point "you're a walking cliché". What Lonsdale is doing in this is anyone's guess. For some reason, the most interesting character, played by Rampling, is sidelined, whereas, regardless of the book, she should have been the central figure because she clearly has the skill to carry the movie (which would have been dull anyway, but at least we'd have got more of something pretty to look at).

All in all a pointless affair that is only worth watching to see how action-less an action movie can be.