Northwest Passage
Original title: 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
“Half Men—Half Demons … Warriors Such As The World Has Never Known … They Lived With Death and Danger For The Women Who Hungered For Their Love!”
1940 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by 
King Vidor
King VidorCast
Spencer TracyCredits
Written by: Laurence Stallings
Plot
Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War.
Sinekatalog’s take
King Vidor's Technicolor adventure follows Rogers' Rangers on a brutal trek through the wilderness. Spencer Tracy is commanding, and the film's rugged action makes a rousing if racially dated frontier epic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (4,362 votes)
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