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In Reply to: If posted by R Browne on May 11, 2007 at 22:24:17:

Mine is: you're in for a treat! This is the one film that really captures the zeitgeist amongst young people in the 1960's that they were a catalyst for positive change
"If" is somewhat on the darker side of that spectrum, I won't say any more to spoil the film
Not Lindsay Andersons only collaboration with McDowell; but his most accessible film and really has stood the test of time well
A dark satire, and a Classic
Grins
　

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What was the McDowell film where he played a SS officer that was generally banned? * - mr grits 19:09:25 05/12/07 (4)
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Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
- The Passage; also has Anthony Quinn *very* disturbing film n/t - grinagog 20:04:46 05/13/07 (3)
  Grins
  - I understand it can't be had . . . any sources? * - mr grits 16:12:55 05/14/07 (2)
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    Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
    - Re: appears v. rarely on VHS or (Japanese ) LD on Ebay - grinagog 17:19:02 05/14/07 (1)
      I sincerely doubt this will ever be released in any format anytime soon; I wouldn't go out of my way to see, or own, this film
      I took a girlfriend to see The Passage at a movie theatre, back when this had just been released. This was a girl that had giggled all through Caligula and A Clockwork Orange
      About 1/2 way through the Passage she stood up in the theatre, shook her fist and screamed "You B*st*rd!!" at the screen during one of SS Officer McDowells scenes
      I had to take her home in a gale of tears, several people left around the time we did
      I've since seen the film in it's entirety
      Believe this was film pulled from theatres about as quickly as it was released
      Even with McDowell and A.Quinn on board, it's not *that* good a film, it's a B-movie with a 100% predictable plot.
      McDowell plays a brutal, ruthless, SS thug without any of the humor of his "Alex" character in Clockwork Orange, Quinns role is little more than a cameo to get his name onto the billboard
      Eminently missable
      Grins
      - Yikes! James Mason and Christopher Lee also in this (n/t) - grinagog 17:43:13 05/14/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: appears v. rarely on VHS or (Japanese ) LD on Ebay posted by grinagog on May 14, 2007 at 17:19:02:
        
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