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Checkpoint (1956)

December 25, 1956 (GB) Crime, Drama, Thriller • 84m

Overview

Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of people. James Robertson Justice, alarmed by the scandal surrounding the killings, orders his agent be killed surreptitiously to hide his involvement with the plot. The film uses original footage from the Mille Miglia , an Italian open-road endurance race, featuring classic period racing cars.

Director

Ralph Thomas

Top Billed

Anthony Steel

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Top Billed Cast

Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel

Bill Fraser

Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham

Ted Thornhill

Lee Patterson
Lee Patterson

Johnny Carpenter

Robert Rietti
Robert Rietti

Frontier Guard

Dino Galvani
Dino Galvani

Hotel Hall Porter

Jill Dixon
Jill Dixon

Stewardess

Harold Ayer
Harold Ayer

Plane Passenger

Bert Simms
Bert Simms

Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

Crew


Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 5/10

March 28, 2022

This is a great opportunity for car lovers to watch some beauties meandering the roads of Locarno, Florence and the Northern Italian lakes using some stunning actuality footage from the Mille Miglia. Aside from that, its a rather far-fetched crime caper that sees Stanley Baker sent to an Italian car designer to try and persuade him to come and work for James Robertson Justice's British outfit. It all goes murderously wrong, and a convoluted schem… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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