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Hell Drivers (Special Edition) DVD, 1957

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For an ex-con like Tom (Stanley Baker), the ask-no-questions world of ballast driving seems like the perfect way to make a living. It isn't until he gets behind the wheel, however, that he realises why it attracts men with nothing to lose. The boss has his hands in the till and the work is distinctly life-threatening: barrelling down country lanes with full loads, at speeds that would certainly distress the health and safety executive. After Tom crosses paths with psychotic driving ace Red (Patrick McGoohan), he finds himself at the receiving end of some very dangerous driving.
Hell Drivers thunders along with a pace and a ruthlessness that comes from its American director's schooling in Hollywood B-pictures. His vision of Britain is tougher than the contemporary kitchen sink pictures and has aged rather better. His casting is spot on too, with the film filled with soon-to-be-more-famous faces like McGoohan (Danger Man), David McCallum (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) William Hartnell (Dr Who), and briefly, Sean Connery (007).

 

James Oliver on 12th March 2007
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Film Information

Director - Cyril Endfield

Produced - 1957

Main Language - ENGLISH

Countries & Regions - British Film

Cast - Patrick McGoohan, Herbert Lom, Gordon Jackson, Sean Connery, David McCallum, Stanley Baker

 

 

DVD Details

Certificate: 12 Publisher: Network Region: 2
Length: 103 mins Aspect: 1.85:1 Cat No: 7952619
Format: DVD B&W  

 

 

DVD Extras

  • 2 discs. Location report
  • Audio commentary
  • Commemorative booklet
  • Original publicity material PDFs
  • Thriller Episode
  • Danger Man
  • Stanley Baker interview
  • Return to the Rhondda documentary.

 

 

Film Description

In cast terms, this has been considered the British 'Magnificent Seven' - and with the future Doctor Who, 007, The Prisoner and The Man From Uncle in the cast, why not? Hard, high-speed road-haulage thriller in which a corrupt company forces its drivers to make death-defying journeys cross-country to collect bonuses.

 

 

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