Strong and no emotional barred tale dealing with roaring down the world's deadliest roads . As an ex-convict called Tom (Stanley Baker) attempting to leave his past behind , as he decides to start working for the Hawlett Trucking company (Hawletts' Yard was actually built on the Pinewood Studios back lot, just to the north of 'H' Stage , this is approximately where the massive '007' Stage stands today) , which transports gravel . It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything in which the drivers seem scarcely to stop for breath in their stakes to make fame and richness . 'Red' Redman (Patrick McGoohan as a cruelly villain) is the most experienced and veteran trucker ; he can do 18 runs in a day . Tom soon befriends Lucy, the secretary (Peggy Cummings) , and Gino (Herbert Lom, cast for once a likable role as Italian man) , an amiable driver who is Lucy's boyfriend . Then , there takes place a loving triangle . And the ex-con trucker tries to expose his boss's rackets .
This exciting film contains intense drama , action , violence , brawls , and truck races in their high-speed vehicles . The picture centers on the conflicts that occur when an honest driver for a lorry company confronts corruption in the organization and takes on the criminal ring leader ; it was regarded as a "B" movie in its day, but has developed a cult following that appreciates its intelligent script and fine cast . Crude as well as rough flick of daredevil lorry drivers confronting among them and with no pause for breath between the final of a fight and the start of another in their bid to make a fortune . This uncompromisingly tough working-class melodrama featured Stanley Baker, with whom Endfield formed a production company in the 1960s . Baker eventually starred in six of Endfield's films, including the routinely scripted drama Sea Fury (1958) about tugboat sailors and the rather over-the-top Sands of the Kalahari (1965) . Very good acting by Stanley Baker , he has a tremendous time as 'Tom' Yateley , an ex-convict who become involved into problems . The love scenes between Stanley Baker and Peggy Cummings have more bite than in most English movies of the time . Excellent support cast plenty of great British actors who will make a splendid career as cinema as TV , such as William Hartnell as Cartley , Wilfrid Lawson as Ed ,Sidney James ad Dusty , Alfie Bass as Tinker and Gordon Jackson as Scottie . David McCallum met his first wife, Jill Ireland during filming in the autumn of 1956 , Jill subsequently married to Charles Bronson . Most actors who play supporting roles in this film became well known in the 1950s , 1960s for their roles in film and television : Sean Connery (Agent 007 (1962)), Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man (1960), and The prisoner (1967)), William Hartnell (Doctor Who (1963)), David McCallum (CIPOL) (1964) , Peggy Cummings (Night of the demon), (Gun crazy) and Sidney James (the "Carry On" films). Some of them would all shoot to stardom in the next decade playing legendary cinematic spies .
The motion picture was well directed by Cy Endfield and being shot mostly at Pinewood Studios . Underrated Cy Endfield, resident of England after he was blacklisted realized this fascinating , propulsive film . Cy also directed good flicks such as ¨Child in the house¨, ¨Mysterious Island¨ , ¨Try and get me¨, ¨Hide and seek¨, ¨De Sade¨and ¨Sands of the Kalahari¨. Certainly the most visually impressive and successful of Endfield's films is Zulú (1964), the epic story of the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 between a small contingent of British troops and a vastly superior force of Zulu tribesmen. Endfield lost interest in filmmaking after shooting the anti-war movie Universal Soldier (1971) , his last movie .
This exciting film contains intense drama , action , violence , brawls , and truck races in their high-speed vehicles . The picture centers on the conflicts that occur when an honest driver for a lorry company confronts corruption in the organization and takes on the criminal ring leader ; it was regarded as a "B" movie in its day, but has developed a cult following that appreciates its intelligent script and fine cast . Crude as well as rough flick of daredevil lorry drivers confronting among them and with no pause for breath between the final of a fight and the start of another in their bid to make a fortune . This uncompromisingly tough working-class melodrama featured Stanley Baker, with whom Endfield formed a production company in the 1960s . Baker eventually starred in six of Endfield's films, including the routinely scripted drama Sea Fury (1958) about tugboat sailors and the rather over-the-top Sands of the Kalahari (1965) . Very good acting by Stanley Baker , he has a tremendous time as 'Tom' Yateley , an ex-convict who become involved into problems . The love scenes between Stanley Baker and Peggy Cummings have more bite than in most English movies of the time . Excellent support cast plenty of great British actors who will make a splendid career as cinema as TV , such as William Hartnell as Cartley , Wilfrid Lawson as Ed ,Sidney James ad Dusty , Alfie Bass as Tinker and Gordon Jackson as Scottie . David McCallum met his first wife, Jill Ireland during filming in the autumn of 1956 , Jill subsequently married to Charles Bronson . Most actors who play supporting roles in this film became well known in the 1950s , 1960s for their roles in film and television : Sean Connery (Agent 007 (1962)), Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man (1960), and The prisoner (1967)), William Hartnell (Doctor Who (1963)), David McCallum (CIPOL) (1964) , Peggy Cummings (Night of the demon), (Gun crazy) and Sidney James (the "Carry On" films). Some of them would all shoot to stardom in the next decade playing legendary cinematic spies .
The motion picture was well directed by Cy Endfield and being shot mostly at Pinewood Studios . Underrated Cy Endfield, resident of England after he was blacklisted realized this fascinating , propulsive film . Cy also directed good flicks such as ¨Child in the house¨, ¨Mysterious Island¨ , ¨Try and get me¨, ¨Hide and seek¨, ¨De Sade¨and ¨Sands of the Kalahari¨. Certainly the most visually impressive and successful of Endfield's films is Zulú (1964), the epic story of the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 between a small contingent of British troops and a vastly superior force of Zulu tribesmen. Endfield lost interest in filmmaking after shooting the anti-war movie Universal Soldier (1971) , his last movie .