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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.

Release Date : 1956-12-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country :

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Anthony Steel

Character Name : Bill Fraser

Original Name : Anthony Steel

Gender : Male

Odile Versois

Character Name : Francesca

Original Name : Odile Versois

Gender : Female

Stanley Baker

Character Name : O'Donovan

Original Name : Stanley Baker

Gender : Male

James Robertson Justice

Character Name : Warren Ingram

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Maurice Denham

Character Name : Ted Thornhill

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Michael Medwin

Character Name : Ginger

Original Name : Michael Medwin

Gender : Male

Paul Müller

Character Name : Petersen

Original Name : Paul Müller

Gender : Male

Lee Patterson

Character Name : Johnny Carpenter

Original Name : Lee Patterson

Gender : Male

Anne Heywood

Character Name : Gabriela

Original Name : Anne Heywood

Gender : Female

Anthony Oliver

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Anthony Oliver

Gender : Male

Philip Gilbert

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Philip Gilbert

Gender : Male

MacDonald Hobley

Character Name : Commentator

Original Name : MacDonald Hobley

Gender : Male

Robert Rietti

Character Name : Frontier Guard

Original Name : Robert Rietti

Gender : Male

Andreas Malandrinos

Character Name : Night Watchman

Original Name : Andreas Malandrinos

Gender : Male

Dino Galvani

Character Name : Hotel Hall Porter

Original Name : Dino Galvani

Gender : Male

Jill Dixon

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Jill Dixon

Gender : Female

Harold Ayer

Character Name : Plane Passenger

Original Name : Harold Ayer

Gender : Male

Bert Simms

Character Name : Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Simms

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

This is a great opportunity for car lovers to watch some beauties meandering the roads of Locarno, Florence and the Northern Italian lakes using some stunning actuality footage from the Mille Miglia. Aside from that, its a rather far-fetched crime caper that sees Stanley Baker sent to an Italian car designer to try and persuade him to come and work for James Robertson Justice's British outfit. It all goes murderously wrong, and a convoluted scheme has to be devised to get him back home involving Anthony Steel "Bill", butch drunkard "Johnny" (Lee Patterson) and the rather glamorous "Francesca" (Odile Versois). It's probably more notable for being one of the few roles with JRJ appearing as a baddie, but Baker is his usually hammy self and the dialogue lurches along towards a really rather predictable, if good to watch, ending. One for car enthusiasts only sorry...