What are the key story phases in Breakheart Pass?

The story of Breakheart Pass progresses through these phases: The Deceptive Departure, Uncovering the Conspiracy, Sabotage at the Pass, Blood at Breakheart.

How does Breakheart Pass end?

In the final act ("Blood at Breakheart"): A massive gunfight erupts as freed soldiers clash with outlaws. Deakin and Claremont neutralize the corrupt officials, ending the arms deal.

Breakheart Pass (1975) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Breakheart Pass
Genre: mystery, thriller, western
Released: 1975
Rating: 6.6

Plot Analysis Summary

An undercover agent and a military officer race to stop a corrupt arms deal and expose a deadly conspiracy at a remote mountain pass.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Deceptive Departure

Uncovering the Conspiracy

Sabotage at the Pass

Blood at Breakheart

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Directed by

Tom Gries

Key Cast

Charles Bronson — John Deakin
Ben Johnson — Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
Richard Crenna — Gov. Richard Fairchild
Jill Ireland — Marica Scoville
Charles Durning — Frank O'Brien

Rating: 6.6/10 (229 votes)