The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Stanley Baker's O'Donovan is sent to steal the plans of a rival company's racing car designs, to ensure his employers win the competition. However, when opening a safe containing the plans, he triggers an alarm leading to a gun battle where he kills a number of people. James Robertson Justice, alarmed by the scandal surrounding the killings, orders his agent be killed surreptitiously to hide his involvement with the plot. The film uses original footage from the Mille Miglia , an Italian open-road endurance race, featuring classic period racing cars.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Robin EstridgeWriter
- Ralph ThomasDirector
Cast
- Anthony SteelBill Fraser
- Odile VersoisFrancesca
- Stanley BakerO'Donovan
- James Robertson JusticeWarren Ingram
- Maurice DenhamTed Thornhill
- Michael MedwinGinger
- Paul MüllerPetersen
- Lee PattersonJohnny Carpenter
- Anne HeywoodGabriela
- Anthony OliverMichael
- Philip GilbertEddie
- MacDonald HobleyCommentator