Hell Drivers
1957 · Movie · NR · 108 min · ★ 6.7 · 79% critics
A man newly out of prison tries to rebuild his life, but a job with a ruthless haulage firm pulls him into a world of dangerous piecework, bullying, and corruption. As rival drivers push for bonuses on narrow roads, he’s forced to choose between keeping his head down and standing up to a rigged system.
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Details
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-07-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (67 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tough, fast-moving British drama about dangerous work, macho rivalries, and crooked bosses, with a noir-ish edge; Not for you if you dislike rough violence or relentless tension like in Blast of Silence.
Pros: gritty working-class atmosphere; tense truck rivalry; strong ensemble performances | Cons: repetitive racing sequences; some predictable beats; uneven pacing at times
Themes
- fraud
- fistfight
- rivalry
- film noir
- boarding house
- british noir
- truck driver
- ex-con
- trucking
- dump truck
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Cy Endfield