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RUNTIME
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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Hi-Jackers
1963 1h 9m EN
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 8
Crime
Synopsis
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A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anthony Booth
Terry McKinley
Jacqueline Ellis
Shirley
Derek Francis
Jack Carter
Patrick Cargill
Inspector Grayson
Glynn Edwards
Bluey
David Gregory
Pete
Arthur English
Marianne Stone
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim O'Connolly
- Writers
- Jim O'Connolly
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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ERA
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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Anthony Booth and Jacqueline Ellis and Derek Francis carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0057140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim O'Connolly directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Anthony Booth and Jacqueline Ellis and Derek Francis carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0057140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 69 min · 1h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Jim O'Connolly
Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerf★ 5/10
Anthony Booth is a long distance lorry driver who falls foul of a gang of hijackers who rob him not only of his cargo (£12,000 worth of Scotch), but of his truck too. The police don't really appear to be of much help, so he sets off to solve this mystery himself. The story is quite straightforward, and the laddish Booth gives a solid performance in this cat-and-mouse thriller with a good cast of Patrick Cargill, Ronald Hines and Jacqueline Ellis to take up the slack. It's got quite a jazzy soundtrack, and at just over the hour won't challenge your grey cells too much.
Key crew
- ProducerJohn I. Phillips
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lorry
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1963-12-13· (Rated A)
