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7.2/10
3.5K
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A rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.A rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.A rookie trucker tries to expose his boss' rackets.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.5K
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- Director
- Writers
- John Kruse(screenplay)
- Cy Endfield(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- John Kruse(screenplay)
- Cy Endfield(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
- Director
- Writers
- John Kruse(screenplay) (short story)
- Cy Endfield(screenplay) (adapted for the screen by)
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- TriviaAlthough Stanley Baker had played major supporting roles in movies to great acclaim for several years, this was the first time he played the leading role in a movie.
- GoofsDuring the fight between Tom and Red, Red's cigarette drops from his mouth to the floor, but it is back in his mouth in the next shot.
- Quotes
Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary: You think I'm flinging myself at you, don't you?
Tom Yately: You're doing a fair imitation.
- ConnectionsEdited into Interpol kutsuu (1959)
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Truck drivers spit gravel
A tautly directed and tight lipped B movie done in American 50's crime genre style. This was one British film that had actors playing tough guys properly instead of the usual feeble and artificial methods of acting tough that let down scores of British films of that time. In particular the fist fight scene looked convincing and dramatic for a change. All this was very refreshing for its time. A very watchable Patrick Mcgoohan excelled in the role as the main antagonist playing a believable hard b'stard. I wish he had done subsequent roles as a leading heavy he would have been good at that. A strong cast all round. The dour realism of working class England was captured well. The crazy driving was not too far from the truth either. During the Fifties there was a massive rebuilding programme going on following the war and the blitz and you would see these ballast lorries scurrying around everywhere breaking speed limits where they could. Many looked in a bad state of maintenance. For truck geeks they were Dodge Semi Forwards with mostly Perkins diesel engines.
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- pullgees
- Aug 16, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
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