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16 January 1957 (Denmark) moreTagline:
There's a Gun At Your Ribs and Not Enough Gas to Make It to the Next Checkpoint morePlot:
Stanley Baker's character is sent to steal the plans from another company of their racing car designs... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Enjoyable and fast paced thriller more (4 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anthony Steel | ... | Bill Fraser | |
| Odile Versois | ... | Francesca | |
| Stanley Baker | ... | O'Donovan | |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | Warren Ingram | |
| Maurice Denham | ... | Ted Thornhill | |
| Michael Medwin | ... | Ginger | |
| Paul Muller | ... | Petersen | |
| Lee Patterson | ... | Johnny Carpenter | |
| Anne Heywood | ... | Gabriela | |
| Anthony Oliver | ... | Michael | |
| Philip Gilbert | ... | Eddie | |
| MacDonald Hobley | ... | Commentator | |
| Robert Rietty | ... | Frontier Guard | |
| Andreas Malandrinos | ... | Night Watchman | |
| Dino Galvani | ... | Hotel Hall Porter |
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Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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Rank Films Distributors released this film in the USA on a double bill with The Black Tent (1956). moreFAQ
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I taped Checkpoint when Channel 4 screened it one afternoon earlier this year (2006) and quite enjoyed it.
A man, O'Donovan breaks into a car factory to steal some plans for new models of racing cars to ensure his company wins the forthcoming race. But things go wrong and gets spotted resulting in him killing a security guard and several coppers who were sent to see what was going on at the factory after an alarm was triggered. The factory then catches fire. Later, O'Donovan enters the race himself and threatens his driver with a gun and both end up in a cliff hanging position, literally...
This movie contains some great Italian scenery and nice to see some classic cars too.
A great cast: Stanley Baker (Zulu) as O'Donovan, James Robertson Justice (Mobey Dick, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Anthony Steel, Maurice Denham, Odile Versois, Michael Medwin and Anne Heywood.
Watch out for Checkpoint in TV listings, doesn't seem to have been released on video or DVD anywhere. A treat.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.