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The Hi-Jackers

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The Hi-Jackers
British quad poster
Directed byJim O'Connolly
Written byJim O'Connolly
Produced byJohn I. Phillips
Ronald Liles
StarringAnthony Booth
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byHenry Richardson
Music byJohnny Douglas
Production
company
Distributed byButcher's Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
December 1963
Running time
69 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Hi-Jackers is a 1963 British crime thriller film written and directed by Jim O'Connolly. It stars Anthony 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

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

  1. ^ "The Hi-Jackers (1963) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  2. ^ John Ferguson. "The Hi-Jackers". RadioTimes.