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most unconvincing. Victor Mature and Diana Dors handle synthetic roles with mournful expressions and apparent indifference; of the variable supporting cast only
Patrick Allen stands out as a villain of real power and substance. The authentic Northern backgrounds, well photographed by Basil Emmot, are fully utilised in a single gripping sequence in which a ten-ton truck is driven over mountains – an oasis in the desert of tedium."
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to support Mature and Dors but was unable to secure him. A lead role was played by newcomer
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Hollywood: Vic Mature to Make Film in London with Diana Dors, Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune 25 Jan 1957: b8.
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325:as Nat Fine
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71:Produced by
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1663:Categories
1637:Eyewitness
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1485:Tank Force
1345:New Mexico
1027:Confession
972:Ken Hughes
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575:References
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485:Production
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317:John Welsh
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319:as doctor
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208:Language
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