Shot in black & white, this is truly a 'knife-edged' 1950's film that is full of atmosphere and drama. The fast-paced driving scenes are excellent and well filmed for the era in which it was made, although they do look slightly dated now when compared with modern film effects.
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working for the Hawlett Trucking company which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy the secretary and Gino a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking...
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Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Advantages: An action-packed film full of tension Disadvantages: 'Speeded-up' sequences a bit too dated
Shot in black & white, this is truly a 'knife-edged' 1950's film that is full of atmosphere and drama. The fast-paced driving scenes are excellent and well filmed for the era in which it was made, although they do look slightly dated now when compared with modern film effects.
Tom Yateley, (Stanley Baker; the main character in the film), fresh out prison, arrives at Hawlett's, a ballast transport company, looking for work. The nature ... ...take risks, get the job done and earn your money - whatever it takes!
He takes a hair-raising trial run, set by the owner of the company played by William Hartnell. Tom passes his initiation, after a couple of 'near misses' and gets the job - and this where his troubles begin!
William Hartnell's acting is typical William Hartnell - outspoken, straight to the point.
Stanley Baker acts extremely well throughout ... more
Shot in black & white, this is truly a 'knife-edged' 1950's film that is full of atmosphere and drama. The fast-paced driving scenes are excellent and well filmed for the era in which it was made, although they do look slightly dated now when compared with modern film effects.
Tom Yateley, (Stanley Baker; the main character in the film), fresh out prison, arrives at Hawlett's, a ballast transport company, looking for work. The nature of the work is hard and dangerous - drive fast, take risks, get the job done and earn your money - whatever it takes! He takes a hair-raising trial run, set by the owner of the company played by William Hartnell. Tom passes his initiation, after a couple of 'near misses' and gets the job - and this where his troubles begin!
William Hartnell's acting is typical William Hartnell - outspoken, straight to the point.
Stanley Baker acts extremely well throughout the film and handles the dialogue with ease, making the character very believable.
Patrick MacGoohan's performance is outstanding as he plays the part of 'Red' to the limit; chucking the Dodge truck around as if he had been doing it all his life.
Herbert Lom plays a mild-mannered Italian who hates 'Red' with every bone in his body. His performance is not outstanding in anyway, just the average Herbert Lom, but without his contribution the film would be lacking something.
Sean Connery plays a minor role, and at times seems awkward with his acting, making it sometimes a little embarrassing to watch.
The supporting cast which feature such actors as Alfie Bass, Sid James, and David McCullum, as Tom's crippled brother Jimmy, provide a good arena for Stanley Baker and Patrick MacGoohan to work in.
The film is fast-paced throughout and has stood the test of time, making it one of the classics of the 1950's.
The location shots were filmed on the Colnbrook by-pass in Buckinghamshire, and at Stanwell Moor in Middlesex.
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