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Checkpoint( 1956)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Steel

      Bill Fraser

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      Odile Versois

      Francesca

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      Stanley Baker

      O'Donovan

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      James Robertson Justice

      Warren Ingram

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      Maurice Denham

      Ted Thornhill

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      Michael Medwin

      Ginger

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      Paul Müller

      Petersen

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      Lee Patterson

      Johnny Carpenter

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      Anne Heywood

      Gabriela

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      Anthony Oliver

      Michael

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      Philip Gilbert

      Eddie

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      MacDonald Hobley

      Commentator

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      Robert Rietti

      Frontier Guard

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      Andreas Malandrinos

      Night Watchman

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      Dino Galvani

      Hotel Hall Porter

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      Jill Dixon

      Stewardess

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      Harold Ayer

      Plane Passenger

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      Bert Simms

      Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    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 "Bill" (Anthony Steel), butch drunkard "Johnny" (Lee Patterson) and the rather glamorous "Francesca"...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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