Hell Drivers

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

Cast

Stanley Baker

as Tom Yately

Herbert Lom

as Gino Rossi

Peggy Cummins

as Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary

Patrick McGoohan

as C. 'Red' Redman

William Hartnell

as Cartley, Hawlett Manager

Wilfrid Lawson

as Ed, Hawlett Mechanic

Sidney James

as Dusty, Truck Driver

Jill Ireland

as Jill, Pull In Waitress

Alfie Bass

as Tinker, Truck Driver

Gordon Jackson

as Scottie

Reviews

John Chard

Unless I'm pushed that is. Ex-convict Tom Yately snags himself a job driving for haulage company Hawletts. The drivers are paid per trip, something that spurs the men on to drive faster and be more reckless than your average employee. Making few friends at Hawletts, Tom uncovers shifty dealings b...

CinemaSerf

Stanley Baker is at the top of his game in this drama. Recently released from prison, "Tom" struggles to find decent work until he alights on an haulage company run by "Cartley" (William Hartnell) who doesn't care so much about formalities and history, just about deliveries - the more and quicker th...

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