High-Ballin' (1978)

Directed by

Peter Carter

Genre

action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Independent truckers face off against a powerful trucking boss who hires a criminal gang to intimidate them. The gang leader eventually betrays the boss, changing the power dynamic.

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What happens

High-Ballin is a 1978 Canadian-American action drama film about truckers directed by Peter Carter. The US release was rated PG, with a runtime of 97 minutes. The film primarily depicts a confrontation between a trucker boss and independent truckers. The boss uses a criminal gang to intimidate his rivals, but he is eventually double-crossed by the gang leader. The film has been viewed as a contemporary Western, transferring Old West themes into a contemporary setting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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