Checkpoint
5.6
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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Cast
18 people
Anthony Steel
Bill Fraser
Known for
Last of the Renegades
The Story of O
Odile Versois
Francesca
Known for
Cartouche
Drummer-Crab
Stanley Baker
O'Donovan
Known for
Zulu
The Guns of Navarone
James Robertson Justice
Warren Ingram
Known for
Moby Dick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Maurice Denham
Ted Thornhill
Known for
Animal Farm
Night of the Demon
Michael Medwin
Ginger
Known for
The Duchess
A Countess from Hong Kong
Paul Müller
Petersen
Known for
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Journey to Italy
Lee Patterson
Johnny Carpenter
Known for
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Chato's Land
Anne Heywood
Gabriela
Also in
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
The Brain
Anthony Oliver
Michael
Known for
The Entertainer
Philip Gilbert
Eddie
Known for
Fanatic
MacDonald Hobley
Commentator
Known for
The Entertainer
Ralph Thomas Director · Robin Estridge Writer Frederick Wilson Editor
First release December 25, 1956 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 25, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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