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A train with medical supplies and a small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are the territory governor, a priest, a doctor and a U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. However, nothing on that train is what it seems.

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A train with medical supplies and a small U.S. Army unit is heading through the Rocky mountains Mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are the territory governor, a priest, a doctor and a U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. However, nothing on that train is what it seems.
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* EvilChef: Carlos, the chef on the train, is part of the conspiracy and makes good use of his skill with knives when he attempts to kill Deakin during a TraintopBattle.
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* MajorlyAwesome: Major Claremont. Although he initially appears to be TheNeidermeyer - with his over officious attitude and insistence on doing things 'by the book' - but ultimately every decision he makes is shown to have been for the good of the train and his men. And when the chips are down, he shows himself to be highly skilled with both pistol and the sword.
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* BadHabits: Rev. Peabody [[spoiler:is really an undercover Secret Service agent]].
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* TraintopBattle: Deakin and Carlos have a fight atop the train that has both of almost going over the edge.

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* TraintopBattle: Deakin and Carlos have a fight atop the train that has both of them almost going over the edge.
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* CapturedOnPurpose: It turns out that Deakin has his own reasons for allowing himself to be captured by Marshal Pearce and placed on the train to Fort Humboldt.
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* HangGagging: When Deakin enters Marica's compartment, he clamps his hand over her mouth and tells her not to scream. When he removes his hand, she opens her mouth as if to scream and he gags her again. The second time she takes the warning and keeps her mouth shut.

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* HangGagging: HandGagging: When Deakin enters Marica's compartment, he clamps his hand over her mouth and tells her not to scream. When he removes his hand, she opens her mouth as if to scream and he gags her again. The second time she takes the warning and keeps her mouth shut.
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* HangGagging: When Deakin enters Marica's compartment, he clamps his hand over her mouth and tells her not to scream. When he removes his hand, she opens her mouth as if to scream and he gags her again. The second time she takes the warning and keeps her mouth shut.

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* RunawayTrain: The carriages containing the troopers are uncoupled from the train and rolls out of control down a steep section of track. [[spoiler:They eventually derail and kill all the troopers]].


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* RunawayTrain: The carriages containing the troopers are uncoupled from the train and rolls out of control down a steep section of track. [[spoiler:They eventually derail and kill all the troopers]].
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* PreacherMan: Rev. Peabody is being sent to minister to the men of Fort Humboldt. [[OrIsIt Or is he?]]

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* PreacherMan: Rev. Peabody is a preacher being sent to minister to the men of Fort Humboldt. [[OrIsIt Or is he?]]
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* DeadMansChest: Peabody's corpse is hidden by placing it in a coffin in the baggage car.


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* PreacherMan: Rev. Peabody is being sent to minister to the men of Fort Humboldt. [[OrIsIt Or is he?]]
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* CutPhoneLines: Someone destroys the telegraph lines so the train cannot send a message back down line to Myrtle.
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* SnowMeansDeath: The first murder does not occur until they are above the snowline and there is nowhere for anyone to go even if they could leave the train. All the deaths that follow take place amid scenery of pristine snowbound wilderness.
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* TenLittleMurderVictims: Someone starts killing off the passengers and crew of a train carrying desperately needed medical supplies to an isolate fort. [[spoiler:There is more than one killer. A gang of conspirators is taking out anyone who gets close to finding out what the train is really carrying.]]

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* TenLittleMurderVictims: Someone starts killing off the passengers and crew of a train carrying desperately needed medical supplies to an isolate isolated fort. [[spoiler:There is more than one killer. A gang of conspirators is taking out anyone who gets close to finding out what the train is really carrying.]]
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* ThePlague: The train is racing vitally needed medical supplies and personnel to Fort Humboldt, which is experiencing an outbreak of diphtheria. [[spoiler:There is no outbreak. The villains faked it to allow a train to be sent in which they were smuggling weapons.]]
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* CoolTrain


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* ManOnFire: After being shot, the engineer crashes into the firebox and catches on fire before falling out of the locomotive.
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* TrackTrouble: Deakin blows the track in front of the train in order to stop it. O'Brien is able to stop the train before it hits the damaged section. The outlaws and Indians are then set to work to pull up a section of track from behind the train and use it to replace the damaged track so O'Brien can get moving again.
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* ThePlace
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* CovenientlyPlacedSharpThing: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.

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* CovenientlyPlacedSharpThing: ConvenientlyPlacedSharpThing: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.
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* CovenientlyPlacedSharpObject: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.

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* CovenientlyPlaceSharpObject: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.

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* CovenientlyPlaceSharpThing: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.

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* WantedPoster: In Myrtle, Rev. Peabody shows Marshal Pearce Deakin's wanted poster, ensuring Deakin's arrest.
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* BeardOfBarbarism: Calhoun, the outlaw leader, combines a wild barbaric beard with BaldOfEvil for a unique look.


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* CovenientlyPlaceSharpThing: Deakin is able to use the fireplace in the governor's carriage to cut/burn through the leather thong binding his wrists.
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* TheCavalry: Major Claremont arrives with the troops from Fort Humboldt as White Hand and Calhoun are attacking the train.


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* TenLittleMurderVictims: Someone starts killing off the passengers and crew of a train carrying desperately needed medical supplies to an isolate fort. [[spoiler:There is more than one killer. A gang of conspirators is taking out anyone who gets close to finding out what the train is really carrying.]]


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* UndercoverCopReveal: [[spoiler:Deakin reveals himself as a Secret Service agent. Rev. Peabody is his partner.]]
* USMarshal: Pearce is a deputy U.S. Marshal who more less forces his way aboard the train with his prisoner.
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* ThrillerOnTheExpress: Almost the entire film takes place on board the train.

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* BaldOfEvil: Calhoun, the outlaw leader, is completely bald but has a long BeardOfBarbarism without a moustache, for a very distinctive look.
* BodyInABreadbox: Deakin finds the bodies of Capt. Oakland and Lt. Newell hidden in the woodpile of the locomotive.



* InjunCountry: The train is headed into a region that is being plagued by the renegade White Hand and his braves.



* WrrenchWhack: The engineer clobbers the trooper acting as his fireman with a wrench just before being shoot by Deakin and Major Claremont.

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''Breakheart Pass'' is an American 1975 western adventure film that stars Creator/CharlesBronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, and Jill Ireland. The movie was based on the 1974 novel by author Creator/AlistairMacLean of the same title.

A train with medical supplies and a small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are the territory governor, a priest, a doctor and a U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. However, nothing on that train is what it seems.

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* CoffinContraband: Deakin discovers the coffins in the baggage car are filled with rifles.
* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: Carlos clenches his knife between his teeth when climbs up on top of the train after Deakin.
* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: Breakheart Pass
* RunawayTrain: The carriages containing the troopers are uncoupled from the train and rolls out of control down a steep section of track. [[spoiler:They eventually derail and kill all the troopers]].
* ShootOutTheLock: The sergeant shoots out the lock of the troop carriage to get outside and attempt to apply the brake.
* TrainJob: The Indians storm the the train to steal the weapons they were promised.
* TraintopBattle: Deakin and Carlos have a fight atop the train that has both of almost going over the edge.
* WrrenchWhack: The engineer clobbers the trooper acting as his fireman with a wrench just before being shoot by Deakin and Major Claremont.

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