Hell Drivers (Hard Drivers) (1957)
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79% of users liked it
(738 ratings)
In this efficient British crime drama, Tom Yately (Stanley Baker) is an ex-con looking for honest work. He thinks he's found it when he takes a job as a truck driver, but he soon discovers that the trucking firm he's signed on with is not playing by the rules. Red (Patrick McGoohan), the… More In this efficient British crime drama, Tom Yately (Stanley Baker) is an ex-con looking for honest work. He thinks he's found it when he takes a job as a truck driver, but he soon discovers that the trucking firm he's signed on with is not playing by the rules. Red (Patrick McGoohan), the company's best driver, and Cartley (William Hartnell), the manager, have created five fictional drivers who have been added to the payroll. The other staff drivers are given the shifts that the phony drivers are supposed to be working, while Red and Cartley divide their pay packets. When Tom attempts to expose the corruption at the trucking firm, he soon discovers that he's taken his life in his hands in the process. Keep an eye peeled for a supporting performance by a young Sean Connery (it was only his fifth screen role); the cast also includes Herbert Lom, Jill Ireland, Peggy Cummins, and David McCallum. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cy Endfield
- Written By
- Cy Endfield
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jul 23, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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David Fear, Time Out New York
This is the stuff that B-movie dreams are made of, and Hell Drivers does its damnedest to deliver bottom-of-the-bill bliss.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The thriller is appealing for its no-nonsense approach.
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Armond White, New York Press
The working-class personal/political tension leads to a splendidly drawn immigrant characterization by Herbert Lom and the human drama of Baker dangling from a precipice. Both remain memorable.
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Cast
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Stanley Baker
as Tom Yately
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Herbert Lom
as Gino
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Peggy Cummins
as Lucy
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Patrick McGoohan
as Red
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Jill Ireland
as Jill
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William Hartnell
as Cartley
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Wilfred Lawson
as Ed
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Sean Connery
as Tom
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Sidney James
as Dusty
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Alfie Bass
as Tinker
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Gordon Jackson
as Scottie
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David McCallum
as Jimmy Yately
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Wensley Pithey
as Pop
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George Murcell
as Tub
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Marjorie Rhodes
as Ma West
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Vera Day
as Blonde
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Beatrice Varley
as Mrs. Yately
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Robin Bailey
as Assistant Manager
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Jerry Stovin
as Chick
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John Horsley
as Doctor
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Marianne Stone
as Nurse
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Ronald Clarke
as Barber Joe
- John Miller
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Jean St. Clair
as Spinster