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Director:
Ralph Thomas
Writer:
Robin Estridge (writer)
Release Date:
16 January 1957 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Tagline:
There's a Gun At Your Ribs and Not Enough Gas to Make It to the Next Checkpoint more
Plot:
Stanley Baker's character is sent to steal the plans from another company of their racing car designs... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Enjoyable and fast paced thriller more (4 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
USA:86 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Company:
Rank Organisation, The more

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Trivia:
Rank Films Distributors released this film in the USA on a double bill with The Black Tent (1956). more

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Enjoyable and fast paced thriller, 2 June 2006
7/10
Author: Chris Gaskin from Derby, England

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.

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