Passenger


1h 5m 1963

Brief Synopsis

The last film of Andrzej Munk, who died in a crash during the filming. A German woman on a ship coming back to Europe notices a face of another woman which brings recollections from the past. She tells her husband that she has been an overseer in Auschwitz during the war, but she has actually saved a woman's life. Her vision is shown and then the actual events.

Film Details

Also Known As
La passagère, Pasazerka, The, passagère
Genre
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
1963
Location
Poland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

A former female SS Officer at Auschwitz meets one of her women prisoners aboard a liner some 15 years later and they reminisce with bitterness about that time - even though back then the guard was sympathetic enough to let the prisoner sneak away to see her lover in another barracks.

Film Details

Also Known As
La passagère, Pasazerka, The, passagère
Genre
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
1963
Location
Poland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the International Critics Prize at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States 1963

Released in United States September 20, 1964

Shown at New York Film Festival September 20, 1964.

Director Andrzej Munk's last film. After his death in 1961, Witold Lesiewicz completed the film through the use of still photographs in the central section of the film.

Completed shooting in 1963.

Began shooting in 1961.

Released in United States 1963

Released in United States September 20, 1964 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 20, 1964.)