Checkpoint
Checkpoint
Release: 1956-12-25
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 5.3
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Companies
The Rank Organisation
Cast
Jill Dixon
as Stewardess
Stanley Baker
as O'Donovan
Maurice Denham
as Ted Thornhill
Lee Patterson
as Johnny Carpenter
Anne Heywood
as Gabriela
Dino Galvani
as Hotel Hall Porter
Anthony Steel
as Bill Fraser
Paul Müller
as Petersen
Andreas Malandrinos
as Night Watchman
Odile Versois
as Francesca
James Robertson Justice
as Warren Ingram
Michael Medwin
as Ginger
Philip Gilbert
as Eddie
Robert Rietti
as Frontier Guard
