Checkpoint (1956)
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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.
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Anthony SteelBill Fraser
Odile VersoisFrancesca
Stanley BakerO'Donovan
James Robertson JusticeWarren Ingram
Maurice DenhamTed Thornhill
Michael MedwinGinger
Paul MüllerPetersen
Lee PattersonJohnny Carpenter
Anne HeywoodGabrielaAnthony OliverMichael
Philip GilbertEddieMacDonald HobleyCommentatorMovie DNA
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What is Checkpoint about?
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.
How long is Checkpoint?
Checkpoint has a runtime of 84 minutes.