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26 August 1957 (Sweden)
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Roaring Down the World's Deadliest Roads!
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Ex-con trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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(3 articles)
"Hell Drivers" At Film Forum New York August 21
(From CinemaRetro. 17 August 2009, 2:59 PM, PDT)
Film Forum In New York City Launches Major "Brit Noir" Festival August 7-september 3
(From CinemaRetro. 27 July 2009, 3:39 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 17 August 2009, 2:59 PM, PDT)
Film Forum In New York City Launches Major "Brit Noir" Festival August 7-september 3
(From CinemaRetro. 27 July 2009, 3:39 AM, PDT)
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Brilliant, underrated piece of British 50s social realism
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Stanley Baker | ... | Tom Yately | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Gino Rossi | |
| Peggy Cummins | ... | Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary | |
| Patrick McGoohan | ... | C. 'Red' Redman, Foreman (Truck 1) | |
| William Hartnell | ... | Cartley, Hawlett Manager | |
| Wilfrid Lawson | ... | Ed, Hawlett Mechanic | |
| Sid James | ... | Dusty, Truck Driver (as Sidney James) | |
| Jill Ireland | ... | Jill, Pull In Waitress | |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Tinker, Truck Driver | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Scottie | |
| David McCallum | ... | Jimmy Yately, Tom's brother | |
| Sean Connery | ... | Johnny Kates | |
| Wensley Pithey | ... | Pop, Truck 4 Driver | |
| George Murcell | ... | Tub, Truck Driver | |
| Marjorie Rhodes | ... | Ma West, Landlady |
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Hard Drivers
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108 min | USA:91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (2003) |
USA:Approved
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Five of the actors who play supporting roles in this film became well known in the 1960s for their roles in film and television: Sean Connery (Dr. No (1962)), Patrick McGoohan ("Danger Man" (1960), "Danger Man" (1964) and "The Prisoner" (1967)), William Hartnell ("Doctor Who" (1963)), David McCallum ("The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)) and Sid James (the "Carry On" films).
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Tom Yateley (Stanley Baker) wears the same shirt throughout the duration of the film, regardless of whether he is driving or going out socially.
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[Ed is encouraging Tom to drive faster and faster along a single-track road]
Ed, Hawlett Mechanic: Don't ease up.
Tom Yately: Supposing we meet something.
Ed, Hawlett Mechanic: Supposing we don't. Look on the bright side.
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Ed, Hawlett Mechanic: Don't ease up.
Tom Yately: Supposing we meet something.
Ed, Hawlett Mechanic: Supposing we don't. Look on the bright side.
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This underrated film, directed by Cy Endfield (Zulu) is a dour, realistic drama about an ex-con (Stanley Baker) who goes to work as a lorry driver for a crooked haulage company, only to discover that the ruthless boss and his foreman are cheating the drivers of huge amounts of money, and forcing them to work in dangerous conditions, resulting in the death of several drivers.
It benefits from a taut, BAFTA nominated screenplay by Endfield and John Kruse (better known as a documentary film maker), which pulls no punches in its realistic depiction of the genuinely life-threatening conditions that these lorry drivers had to endure.
Its chief asset, however, is the remarkably strong cast. Stanley Baker, as the ex-con determined to expose his corrupt bosses, brings a quiet strength and sincerity to his role as a basically decent guy who makes the wrong choices. It is interesting to compare Baker's performance here with his acclaimed portrayal of the ruthless, hardened gangster in Joseph Losey's 'The Criminal', made three years later.
Patrick McGoohan shines in an early role as the psychopathic lead driver, exuding genuine menace. And as for the priceless supporting cast: Herbert Lom, Sid James, Gordon Jackson, and Sean Connery in one of his earliest roles..need I say more. To sum up, Hell Drivers is a minor classic of post-war British cinema, and deserves more recognition than it has formerly feceived.