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Checkpoint
19565.31h 24m
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.
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Written by Robin Estridge
Produced by Betty E. Box
0Top Cast
Anthony Steel
Bill Fraser
Odile Versois
Francesca
Stanley Baker
O'Donovan
James Robertson Justice
Warren Ingram
Maurice Denham
Ted Thornhill
Michael Medwin
Ginger
Paul Müller
Petersen
Lee Patterson
Johnny Carpenter
Anne Heywood
Gabriela
A
Anthony Oliver
Michael
About Checkpoint
Checkpoint is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1956. Directed by Ralph Thomas, it stars Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker. 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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