Hard hitting, gritty and well known for having so many young British actors who would go on to greater things. In particular there are the future stars of Dr Who, The Prisoner and the Bond films all leaping in and out of lorries. Indeed, it is most noticeable that while the very fine Stanley Baker stars, the bit part player, Sean Connery would be about to leapfrog to mega stardom. The film is fine but there are just a few too many speeded up shots of many lorries speeding through the English countryside and maybe a sub-plot would have been helpful. But 'drive' this certainly has and there is a relentlessness to it, whilst giving just enough colour to the various participants. Herbert Lom's character is perhaps a bit too maudlin and didn't really contribute positively, perhaps the role should have been that of a young lad, son of one of the bosses maybe, just take away that sentimental element the film, surely did not need. Peggy Cummins seems a bit posh for the role but has to be forgiven as she would play in the wondrous Night of the Demon the same year.
Review of Hell Drivers
