Hell Drivers
1957
An ex-con's struggle for survival in the world of ballast haulage. Read more
| Starring | Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins |
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| Director | Cy Endfield |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Hell Drivers
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An ex-con's struggle for survival in the world of ballast haulage.
| Starring | Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell, Wilfred Lawson, Sid James, Jill Ireland, Alfie Bass, Gordon Jackson, David McCallum, Sean Connery |
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| Director | Cy Endfield |
| Studio | NETWORK VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: unknown Production year: 1957 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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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. Watch out, too, for a young, pre-Bond Sean Connery further down the cast.
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Absurd, violent, hilarious and constantly surprising melodrama with the silliest of premises backed by a good cast and well handled thrill sequences.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Not just a film for lorry 'anoraks'!
The plot could have been written for a western. Stanley Baker plays 'Ted', an ex-con who's looking for work which he finds at 'Haulets' haulage firm after passing his almost deadly test run against the stopwatch. This firm has to move lorry loads of gravel at speed and they don't care who gets in the way. 'Red' (McGoohan) is the pacesetter. He sets a daily challenge for all the other drivers to beat his 18 run record. In return, they get to win a silver cigarette case. Ted is determined to beat Red's record and win the coveted prize. A great macho movie with a superb cast including Herbert Lom, Sid James, Alfie Bass, William Hartnell and a young Sean Connery. Great to see Marjorie Rhodes in this film and an appearance by the lovely Jill Ireland.
The extras on this disc are great! There's 'Look In On Hell Drivers' made as some kind of promotional feature by The Rank Organisation and a Rediffusion interview with Stanley Baker. First class entertainment :-) -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
top class film
one of the best British film thats ever been made a must watch film!
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