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The Long Haul

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Long Haul (1957)
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After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
735
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
54,234
619
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    • Director
      • Ken Hughes
    • Writers
      • Ken Hughes(screenplay)
      • Mervyn Mills(novel)
    • Stars
      • Victor Mature
      • Diana Dors
      • Patrick Allen
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    • Director
      • Ken Hughes
    • Writers
      • Ken Hughes(screenplay)
      • Mervyn Mills(novel)
    • Stars
      • Victor Mature
      • Diana Dors
      • Patrick Allen
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    • 27User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    The Long Haul (1957)
    The Long Haul (1957)
    The Long Haul (1957)
    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
    Victor Mature and Diana Dors in The Long Haul (1957)
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    Victor Mature
    Victor Mature
    • Harry Miller
    Diana Dors
    Diana Dors
    • Lynn
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Joe Easy
    Gene Anderson
    • Connie Miller
    Peter Reynolds
    Peter Reynolds
    • Frank
    Liam Redmond
    Liam Redmond
    • Casey
    John Welsh
    John Welsh
    • Doctor
    Meier Tzelniker
    • Nat Fine
    Michael Wade
    • Butch Miller
    Dervis Ward
    • Mutt
    Murray Kash
    • Jeff
    Ewen Solon
    Ewen Solon
    • Charlie - Employee of Joe Easy
    Jameson Clark
    Jameson Clark
    • Sam MacNaughton
    Wensley Pithey
    • George H. Mills
    Raymond Barry
    • Depot Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Gordon Bell
    • Insurance Company Investigator
    • (uncredited)
    Van Boolen
    • Driver Bill
    • (uncredited)
    Roland Brand
    • Army Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ken Hughes
    • Writers
      • Ken Hughes(screenplay)
      • Mervyn Mills(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Easy's car is a 1956 Ford Zephyr MKII 2-door convertible.
    • Goofs
      The license plate on Harry's truck changes between scenes. For example when he leaves the diner after the fight it is SLP-672 and when he arrives in Glasgow it's OLO-482.
    • Quotes

      Lynn: You know something else I like about you - you haven't tried to make one pass at me. Usually when a fellow takes a girl out and buys her a meal, he thinks that she's the dessert.

    User reviews27

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    7/10
    Misery on the road
    I wasn't expecting much from "The Long Haul," but it's actually quite good. It stars Victor Mature, Diana Dors, Gene Anderson, Patrick Allen, and Peter Reynolds.

    Mature is ex-GI Henry Miller, living in England with his British wife (Anderson). He wants to go back to America with her and their son, but she wants to wait a few months, to return to Liverpool and see her mother. Henry, she says, can get a job with her relative's trucking company.

    It doesn't quite work out as hoped. The truck company is totally corrupt, and before Henry knows his, he's forced out of regular trucking and in order to make any money, doing illegal runs for the mob owner, Joe Easy (Allen).

    Then Henry meets Joe's girlfriend, the gorgeous Lynn (Dors). She and Henry fall for one another. Henry is unhappy in his marriage, but he's not sure he can go through with leaving his wife and child.

    This is a sad film about sad people: Henry, unhappily married, Lynn, in love with a married man and tied to a criminal, Henry's wife, who doesn't want to go to America, Joe, a frustrated mob boss.

    A huge part of the film shows Henry's truck driving through the mountains on a narrow, rocky road and what follows - very dramatic and nerve-wracking.

    I'm not a huge fan of Mature, but he does a very good job here. Dors, despite coming to fame due to her drop dead gorgeous looks, was a very good actress and is effective here.

    Lots of truck driving scenes and cheap diners - they capture the lonely atmosphere very well.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1957 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Fahrt in den Abgrund
    • Filming locations
      • Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Marksman Productions Ltd.
      • Warwick Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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