Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille, also known as Message to Marseille, is a 1944 war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel Sans Patrie Men Without Country by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography was by James Wong Howe.

By the time the Ville de Nancy nears the port of Marseille, France has surrendered to Nazi Germany, and a collaborationist Vichy government has been set up. Upon hearing the news, the captain secretly decides not to deliver his valuable cargo to the Germans. ProVichy passenger Major Duval Sydney Greenstreet organizes an attempt to seize control of the ship, but is defeated, in great part due to the escapees. When they reach England, the convicts join the Free French bomber squadron.As Freycinet finishes his tale, the squadron returns from its mission over France. Renaults bomber is delayed, as Matrac is allowed to drop a letter over his familys house before returning from each mission. His wife Paula Michle Morgan and their son, whom he has never seen, live in occupied France. Renaults bomber finally lands. It has been badly shot up, and Matrac has been killed. After the squadron bury him, Freycinet reads Matracs letter to his son that had been unable to be delivered. ........

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