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Hell Drivers
Cy Endfield
(1957)
103min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tom Hutchinson
This gripping British thriller is given a cutting edge of social reality by former Hollywood director Cy Endfield (billed here as C Raker Endfield). Stanley Baker stars as the ex-con driving lorries at perilous speeds to meet the deadlines of a haulage company, who uncovers a racket run by his unprincipled manager. There's a splendid performance from Patrick McGoohan as a lethal rival driver and a marvellous co-starring role for Herbert Lom. The supporting cast is also top class, a veritable Who's Who of British actors who would go on to find fame on the big and the small screens, none more so than a young, pre-Bond Sean Connery. Director Endfield and his star Baker would go on to collaborate to even greater effect when they made
Zulu
together six years later.
Summary
A tough ex-convict in search of honest work joins a haulage firm, where his discovery of a payroll racket run by the unscrupulous manager puts him at loggerheads with a sadistic rival. Crime drama, starring Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, Herbert Lom, William Hartnell, David McCallum and Sean Connery.
Cast & Crew
Tom Yately
Stanley Baker
Gino
Herbert Lom
Lucy
Peggy Cummins
Red
Patrick McGoohan
Cartley
William Hartnell
Ed
Wilfrid Lawson
Dusty
Sidney James
Jill
Jill Ireland
Tinker
Alfie Bass
Scottie
Gordon Jackson
Jimmy Yately
David McCallum (1)
Johnny
Sean Connery
Ma West, landlady
Marjorie Rhodes
Pop
Wensley Pithey
Tub
George Murcell
Director
Cy Endfield
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Other Information
Language:
English
Black and white
Theatrical distributor:
J.A.R.F.D. Ltd
Available on:
video and DVD
Drama
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