Checkpoint (1956)
1h 24m
Running Time
December 25, 1956Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
Anthony Oliver
Michael
Philip Gilbert
Eddie
MacDonald Hobley
Commentator
Robert Rietti
Frontier Guard
Andreas Malandrinos
Night Watchman
Dino Galvani
Hotel Hall Porter
Jill Dixon
Stewardess
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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Wiki.
Checkpoint is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker, and James Robertson Justice.
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