Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass is a 1975 American western adventure film that stars Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, and Jill Ireland. It was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean.
==Plot==
When diphtheria breaks out at Fort Humboldt, a train is dispatched with medical supplies and relief troops. Also on board are Utah's governor (Richard Crenna), his mistress (Jill Ireland), a marshal (Ben Johnson) and his prisoner, outlaw John Deakin (Charles Bronson). As the train passes through the mountains, soldiers go missing, telegraph lines are cut and it's discovered that there is no epidemic. There's a conspiracy afoot, and it's up to Deakin, actually a federal agent, to expose it.
==Cast==
*Charles Bronson as John Deakin
*Ben Johnson as U.S. Marshal Pearce
*Jill Ireland as Marica
*Richard Crenna as Governor Fairchild
*Charles Durning as O'Brien
*David Huddleston as Dr. Molyneux
*Ed Lauter as Major Claremont
*Bill McKinney as Reverend Peabody
*Robert Tessier as Levi Calhoun
*Eddie Little Sky as Chief White Hand
*Joe Kapp as Henry
*Archie Moore as Carlos
*Scott Newman as Rafferty
*Sally Kirkland as Jane-Marie
Category:1975 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films
Category:1970s films
Category:American adventure drama films
Category:Adventure drama films
Category:American mystery films
Category:Mystery films
Category:American Western films
Category:Western films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films based on novels
Category:United Artists films
Category:Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith
Category:Films directed by Tom Gries
Category:Rated PG