The Journey

"The Major was used to having his way - and he meant to take this lovely iceberg - by force if necessary"

Feb 11 1959 Approved 2h 6m
Drama, Romance, War

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.

Plot

Budapest 1956. A group of Westerners try to leave the city when Soviet military occupy the country. But the airport is closed down and they have to take a bus to the border. At the border they are stopped by red tape - and Major Surov. The reasons are sketchy, but it seems that the major is romantically interested in one of the westerners, Diana Ashmore.

Written by

George Tabori, Guy de Maupassant

Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Cast

Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Jason Robards

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Alby Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English, Magyar

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
The Journey (Original Theatrical Trailer)
Scores
# of Votes
1,939
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA