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    Häikäilemättömät ajajat

    Original title: Hell Drivers
    • 19571957
    • K-16K-16
    • 1h 48min
    IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    3.1K
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    Stanley Baker and Peggy Cummins in Hell Drivers (1957)
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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.

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    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • John Kruse(screenplay)
      • Cy Endfield(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Stanley Baker
      • Herbert Lom
      • Peggy Cummins
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    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • John Kruse(screenplay)
      • Cy Endfield(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Stanley Baker
      • Herbert Lom
      • Peggy Cummins
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    • 79User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Stanley Baker
    Stanley Baker
    • Tom Yatelyas Tom Yately
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Gino Rossias Gino Rossi
    Peggy Cummins
    Peggy Cummins
    • Lucyas Lucy
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • C. 'Red' Redmanas C. 'Red' Redman
    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Cartleyas Cartley
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Edas Ed
    Sidney James
    Sidney James
    • Dustyas Dusty
    Jill Ireland
    Jill Ireland
    • Jillas Jill
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Tinkeras Tinker
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • Scottieas Scottie
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Jimmy Yatelyas Jimmy Yately
    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Johnny Katesas Johnny Kates
    Wensley Pithey
    • Popas Pop
    George Murcell
    George Murcell
    • Tubas Tub
    Marjorie Rhodes
    • Ma Westas Ma West
    Vera Day
    Vera Day
    • Blonde at Danceas Blonde at Dance
    Beatrice Varley
    Beatrice Varley
    • Mrs. Yately - Tom's Motheras Mrs. Yately - Tom's Mother
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Hawlett Assistant Manageras Hawlett Assistant Manager
    • Director
      • Cy Endfield
    • Writers
      • John Kruse(screenplay) (short story)
      • Cy Endfield(screenplay) (adapted for the screen by)
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    Storyline

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    Joe "Tom" Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to start 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 eighteen 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 a 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. —Arnoud Tiele (zelva@tiele.nl)
    truck driverbritish noirwheelroaddriving great distance74 more
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      • Roaring Down the World's Deadliest Roads!
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
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    • Certificate
      • K-16
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although 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.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the film during the final chase, Tom's loaded truck is headed through the shortcut in the same direction that the drivers have taken to pick up a load (when the trucks are empty). He's going the wrong way.
    • Quotes

      Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary: You think I'm flinging myself at you, don't you?

      Tom Yately: You're doing a fair imitation.

    • Connections
      Edited into Interpol kutsuu (1959)

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    8/10
    Original action movie
    I've got a weakness for this movie. It is the story of a firm that employs lorry drivers to deliver on a short round trip and then pays the drivers for the number of trips per day, which creates strong competition and mad driving. The plot itself is perhaps a bit like a Western: honest driver vs mad and bad driver, which a love interest thrown in. But don't ignore it, its a good watch. 1950's lorry and bus spotters will enjoy it.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 1957 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hell Drivers
    • Filming locations
      • Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • The Rank Organisation
      • Aqua Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1
      • 2:1

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