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Checkpoint (1956)

Checkpoint poster
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A truck driver gets caught up in a dangerous smuggling operation in Britain. He must navigate a web of criminals and law enforcement to survive.

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What happens

Checkpoint is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker and James Robertson Justice. It was written by Robin Estridge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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