Summaries

After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.

Stanley Baker's character is sent by his British employer to persuade an Italian racing car designer to defect. His visit to the Italian factory goes horribly wrong and many are killed. His employer devises a daring scheme to get him safely out of the country.—pete bond

Stanley Baker's character is sent to steal the plans from another company of their 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.—sarah keynes

Details

Keywords
  • burglary
  • car racing
  • car
  • thief
  • switzerland
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 15, 1957
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Italy
Production companies The Rank Organisation

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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