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Hell Drivers

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Original title

Hell Drivers

Year

1957

Running time

108 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Cy Endfield

Screenwriter

John Kruse, Cy Endfield. Story: John Kruse

Cast

Music

Hubert Clifford

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Producer

The Rank Organisation, Aqua Film Productions

Genre

Film noir. Drama. Action

Synopsis

Joe 'Tom' Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It's an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too less runs in a day? You're out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.

Rankings Position

#130 Best Action Movies
#147 Best Film Noir Movies

Awards: 1957: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Screenplay

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Hell Drivers

1957

Cy Endfield

7.0

(501)