Checkpoint
Release Date: 1956-12-25
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.
Rating: 5.3 / 10
Cast
Anthony Steel
as Bill Fraser
Odile Versois
as Francesca
Stanley Baker
as O'Donovan
James Robertson Justice
as Warren Ingram
Maurice Denham
as Ted Thornhill
Crew
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Robin Estridge - Writer
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Ralph Thomas - Director
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Maurice Gibson - Second Assistant Director
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Betty E. Box - Producer
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Ernest Steward - Cinematography
Reviews
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. ...