Checkpoint 1956
5.6 / 10
Checkpoint
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.
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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... Bill Fraser
... Francesca
... O'Donovan
... Warren Ingram
... Ted Thornhill
... Ginger
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See All 1 Reviews28 Mar 2022 by CinemaSerf
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. Aside from that, its a rather far-fetched crime caper that sees Stanley Baker sent to an Italian car designer to try and persuade him to come and work for James Robertson Justice's British outfit. It all goes murderously wrong, and a convoluted scheme has to be devised to get him back home involving Anthony Steel "Bill", butch drunkard "Johnny" (Lee Patterson) and the rather glamorous "Francesca" (Odile Versois). It's probably more notable for being one of the few roles with JRJ appearing as a baddie, but Baker is his usually hammy self and the dialogue lurches along towards a really rather predictable, if good to watch, ending. One for car enthusiasts only sorry...
Release Date:
Dec 25, 1956
Run Time:
1hr 24`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
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Checkpoint
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. Aside from that, its a rather far-fetched crime caper that sees Stanley Baker sent to an Italian car designer to try and persuade him to come and work for James Robertson Justice's British outfit. It all goes murderously wrong, and a convoluted scheme has to be devised to get him back home involving Anthony Steel "Bill", butch drunkard "Johnny" (Lee Patterson) and the rather glamorous "Francesca" (Odile Versois). It's probably more notable for being one of the few roles with JRJ appearing as a baddie, but Baker is his usually hammy self and the dialogue lurches along towards a really rather predictable, if good to watch, ending. One for car enthusiasts only sorry...
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Checkpoint
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... Second Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Bill Fraser
... Francesca
... O'Donovan
... Warren Ingram
... Ted Thornhill
... Ginger
... Petersen
... Johnny Carpenter
... Gabriela
... Michael
... Eddie
... Commentator
... Frontier Guard
... Night Watchman
... Hotel Hall Porter
... Stewardess
HA
Harold Ayer... Plane Passenger
BS
Bert Simms... Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)
Produced By
... Executive Producer
BEB
Betty E. Box... Producer
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