

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
Stunts
Actual trucks actually crashing—no CGI, no safety nets, pure madness.
Acting
McGoohan's Red is cinema's most terrifying truck driver, full stop.
Direction
Endfield squeezes unbearable tension from gravel roads and gear shifts.

Director
Cy Endfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The truck stunts were so dangerous that insurance companies refused coverage—producers just... didn't mention it.
This basically invented the 'trucker noir' subgenre that would peak with Duel and Sorcerer. You're welcome, Spielberg.