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Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers

Thriller · Drama · Crime · 1957

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

Movie details

Hell Drivers

“Roaring Down the World's Deadliest Roads!”

1957 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 48m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Directed by

Cy Endfield

Written by

John Kruse · Cy Endfield

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Tom Yately

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Gino Rossi

Peggy Cummins

Peggy Cummins

Lucy, Hawlett Trucking Secretary

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

C. 'Red' Redman

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Cartley, Hawlett Manager

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Ed, Hawlett Mechanic

Sidney James

Sidney James

Dusty, Truck Driver

Court is in session

Put Hell Drivers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.