Checkpoint (1956)
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.
Director: Ralph Thomas
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Anthony Steel as Bill Fraser |
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Odile Versois as Francesca |
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Stanley Baker as O'Donovan |
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James Robertson Justice as Warren Ingram |
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Maurice Denham as Ted Thornhill |
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Michael Medwin as Ginger |
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Paul Müller as Petersen |
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Lee Patterson as Johnny Carpenter |
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Anne Heywood as Gabriela |
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Anthony Oliver as Michael |
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Philip Gilbert as Eddie |
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MacDonald Hobley as Commentator |
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Robert Rietti as Frontier Guard |
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Andreas Malandrinos as Night Watchman |
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Dino Galvani as Hotel Hall Porter |
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Jill Dixon as Stewardess |
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Harold Ayer as Plane Passenger |
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Bert Simms as Newspaper Salesman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robin Estridge | Writer |
| Directing | Ralph Thomas | Director |
| Directing | Maurice Gibson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Betty E. Box | Producer |
| Art | Dario Simoni | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bruce Montgomery | Music |
| Crew | Ernest Steward | Cinematography |
| Production | Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| Art | Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
