The Hi-Jackers
The Hi-Jackers | |
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Directed by | Jim O'Connolly |
Produced by | John I. Phillips Ronald Liles |
Written by | Jim O'Connolly |
Starring | Antony Booth |
Music by | Johnny Douglas |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | Henry Richardson |
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Distributed by | Butcher's Film Distributors (UK) |
Release dates
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December 1963 |
Running time
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69 min. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Hi-Jackers is a 1963 British crime thriller film written and directed by Jim O'Connolly. It stars Antony Booth and Jacqueline Ellis.[1] It was shot in black and white.
Plot
Long-distance lorry driver Terry (Anthony Booth) meets Shirley (Jacqueline Ellis) at a trucker's cafe and gives her a lift. His truck, carrying a valuable shipment of whisky, is then hijacked under cover of a fake road accident. But who tipped off the hi-jackers about the route Terry would take? Police Inspector Grayson (Patrick Cargill) investigates.
Cast
- Antony Booth as Terry McKinley
- Jacqueline Ellis as Shirley
- Derek Francis as Jack Carter
- Patrick Cargill as Inspector Grayson
- Glynn Edwards as Bluey
- David Gregory as Pete
- Harold Goodwin as Scouse
- Tony Wager as Smithy
- Arthur English as Bert
- Michael Beint as Forbes
- Tommy Eytle as Sam Reynolds
- Romo Gorrara as Joe
- Ronald Hines as Jim Brady
- Douglas Livingstone as Tim
- Marianne Stone as Lil
- Pamela Biniam as person
Critical reception
The Radio Times wrote, "identifying the familiar British faces - Anthony Booth (Tony Blair's father-in-law), Patrick Cargill, Glynn Edwards - is the main point of interest in this very dated movie." [2]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Hi-Jackers at IMDb
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