Breakheart Pass - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Breakheart Pass or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Breakheart Pass

[ava]

The general US release was Feb 13, 1976. Los Angeles opening was March 10 1976, New York May 7 1976.

[eli]

The train seen was the Great Western Railway 2-8-0 Consolidated Steam Locomotive #75.

[jesse]

Railway scenes were shot on the Camas Prairie Railroad around Lewiston, ID.

[manuel]

The fight on the top of the train was performed by stuntmen Howard Curtis ,doubling Charles Bronson, and Tony Brubaker, doubling Archie Moore, and was directed by stunt co-ordinator Yakima Canutt ,his last screen credit in a career that lasted 60 years and included directing the chariot race in 'Ben- Hur' [1959]

[tammy]

The railroad cars that got wrecked were not models or special effects. They were actual railroad cars, purchased used from the Burlington Northern Railroad specifically for the purpose of being destroyed.

[ella]

Robert Tessier (I) (Levi Calhoun) has been dubbed by another actor.

[frances]

Archie Moore (I) was 58 years old when he wrestled atop the train with Charles Bronson (53), at the time.

[eli]

Although Carlos (Archie Moore ) appears in several scenes--including the famous rooftop fight--he only actually has two lines of dialogue, spoken in about a 15-second interval.

[chris]

At one point Nathan Pierce refers to Maj. Claremont as Colonel, to which Claremont replies, "Major." In Alistair MacLean's original novel, Claremont's rank is Colonel.

[jesus]

The Breakheart Pass is a location in Nevada's Rocky Mountains through which trains must pass.

[ruby]

Roy Jenson (I)'s name is misspelled as Roy Jensen in the end credits.

[linda]

Although set in Nevada, the film was actually shot in Idaho.

[wesley]

Charles Bronson was 53 years old when he made this film.

[melinda]

The 19th-century locomotive was co-owned by Everett Rohrer, Dr. James R. Arneill and Phil Frish of Denver, CO, and was used in several other motion pictures.