Hell Drivers (film)

Duel at the wheel (AKA: Hell Drivers) is a British film director Cy Endfield drama of the 1957 The film was produced by the Rank Organisation and Aqua Film Productions. . In the leading roles are played by Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins and Patrick McGoohan.

Action

Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex- convict. In an attempt to leave his past behind, he decides to work for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It is an aggressive company in which the speed at which the driver to transport their cargo, everything is. Who creates too few trips in a day, is out of business. Red is the most experienced and ruthless trucker. He can organize his car 18 trips in one day, and he tolerates no rivals beside him. This means it is not too dirty, to hinder its competitors to harass or to sabotage their vehicles. Tom befriends soon with Lucy, the secretary of the company, and with Gino, one of the decent driver. But the record of Red fascinated him and he wants to break this. Gino advises against it, but he still helps the daring undertaking. The coup succeeded and soon the trouble when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom begins. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. It also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking Company. The freight forwarding company where Tom has hired, does not comply with the rules. Red, the best because unscrupulous drivers and Cartley, the manager, have five fictional drivers on the payroll are. The other employed trucker to bring in by breakneck rides these trips, so that the fraud does not really stand while Red and Cartley divide the pay packets of fake driver among themselves. When his friend Gino dies as a result of the manipulated Red accident in the hospital, Tom Red calls for one last fatal duel at the wheel.

Reviews

"In his refusal to compromise remarkable action thriller with socially critical background. "

Production Notes

The final scene, in which one drives the car over the edge of a quarry, was reused by the Rank Organisation in the episode " The Heiress " of the TV series Interpol Calling.

DVD

A simple and a double DVD of Hell Drivers was the 50th anniversary of this classic British film released with all-star cast in 2007 with many extras, including documentaries, but only with the English original. A German DVD version there is of it until today, although the film in Germany had on November 29, 1957 its premiere in the cinema and has been often shown on television.

1957 in film Screenplay Earl St. John Film score Hubert Clifford Geoffrey Unsworth Gordon Jackson (actor)
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