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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1956-12-25
Runtime: 84 mins
Director: Ralph Thomas
Writer: Robin Estridge
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Original title: Checkpoint
Production Companies: The Rank Organisation
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Anthony Steel

Odile Versois

Stanley Baker

James Robertson Justice

Maurice Denham

Michael Medwin

Paul Müller

Lee Patterson

Anne Heywood

Anthony Oliver

Philip Gilbert

MacDonald Hobley

Robert Rietti

Andreas Malandrinos
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