Checkpoint

Checkpoint (1956)

Crime Drama Thriller

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.

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  • Release Date: 1956-12-25
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: Ralph Thomas

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Cast

  • Anthony Steel

    Bill Fraser

  • Odile Versois

    Francesca

  • Stanley Baker

    O'Donovan

  • James Robertson Justice

    Warren Ingram

  • Maurice Denham

    Ted Thornhill

  • Michael Medwin

    Ginger

  • Paul Müller

    Petersen

  • Lee Patterson

    Johnny Carpenter

  • Anne Heywood

    Gabriela

  • Anthony Oliver

    Michael

  • Philip Gilbert

    Eddie

  • MacDonald Hobley

    Commentator

  • Robert Rietti

    Frontier Guard

  • Andreas Malandrinos

    Night Watchman

  • Dino Galvani

    Hotel Hall Porter

  • Jill Dixon

    Stewardess

  • Harold Ayer

    Plane Passenger

  • Bert Simms

    Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)