Checkpoint ( 1956 )

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.

Top 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

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

Harold Ayer

Plane Passenger

Bert Simms

Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)