Peter Wells is an ambitious driver in the tough world of motor racing. But his dedication to his sport and his single-mindedness put his marriage at risk off the racetrack and his life at risk on it!
Production Details
A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
Copyright MCMLIV by Exclusive Films Ltd.
From the novel by John Manchip-White
All characters in this photoplay are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any real person living or dead
RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Bray Studios, England
Black & White 79 minutes
Filming Began: 31st March 1954
UK Release: 27th December 1954
Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire
Location:
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Cast – Complete, awaiting verification
Crew – Believed complete
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Art Director | J. Elder Wills | 54 | 26 Apr 1900 | 1970 | 69 | 22 | 22 | ||
Assistant Director | Jack Causey | 40 | 1914 | 1977 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
Boom Operator | Percy Britten | 35 | 1 Oct 1919 | 1996 | 76 | 23 | 23 | ||
Camera Operator | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/len-harris/# | 38 | 19 May 1916 | 21 Feb 1995 | 78 | 63 | 2 | 65 | |
Continuity | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/renee-glynne/# | 28 | 3 Aug 1926 | 6 Apr 2022 | 95 | 41 | 3 | 44 | |
Director | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/terence-fisher/# | 50 | 23 Feb 1904 | 18 Jun 1980 | 76 | 31 | 31 | ||
Director of Photography | Walter Harvey BSc | 51 | 9 Feb 1903 | 1979 | 75 | 35 | 35 | ||
Editor | Bill Lenny | 26 | 1928 | 2002 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
Executive Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/michael-carreras/# | 27 | 21 Dec 1927 | 19 Apr 1994 | 66 | 98 | 9 | 107 | |
Focus Puller | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/harry-oakes/# | 33 | 16 Jan 1921 | 11 Dec 2012 | 91 | 3 | 56 | 59 | |
Hairdresser | Monica Hustler | 27 | 21 Nov 1927 | 21.11.1927 | 97 | 18 | 18 | ||
Make-up | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/phil-leakey/# | 46 | 4 May 1908 | 26 Nov 1992 | 84 | 50 | 50 | ||
Music Composer | Leonard Salzedo | 33 | 24 Sep 1921 | 6 May 2000 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Musical Director | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/john-hollingsworth/# | 38 | 20 Mar 1916 | 29 Dec 1963 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 40 | |
Presenter | Robert Lippert | 45 | 31 Mar 1909 | 16 Nov 1976 | 67 | 8 | 8 | ||
Producer | Mickey Delamar | 46 | 1908 | 1971 | 63 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
Production Manager | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/jimmy-sangster/# | 27 | 2 Dec 1927 | 19 Aug 2011 | 83 | 66 | 2 | 68 | |
Production Secretary | Doreen Soan | 28 | 1926 | 01.01.1926 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Screenplay | Paul Tabori | 46 | 8 May 1908 | 9 Nov 1974 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Screenplay | Richard Landau | 40 | 21 Feb 1914 | 18 Sep 1993 | 79 | 8 | 8 | ||
Second Assistant Director | Rene Dupont | 25 | 10 Oct 1929 | 10.10.1929 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Second Assistant Editor | Alfred Cox | 29 | 1925 | 2005 | 80 | 21 | 5 | 26 | |
Sound Camera Operator | Don Alton | 40 | 1914 | 18 Jan 1987 | 73 | 9 | 9 | ||
Sound Recording | Ken Cameron | 39 | 1 Dec 1915 | 8 Aug 2000 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
Sound Recording | Sid Wiles | 55 | 2 Feb 1899 | Jul 1973 | 74 | 6 | 6 | ||
Stunt Driver | Geoffrey Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Wardrobe Mistress | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/molly-arbuthnot/# | 46 | 19 Dec 1908 | 31 Oct 2001 | 92 | 48 | 5 | 53 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Alvarez | Tim Turner | 30 | 7 Sep 1924 | 1987 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Bollario | Peter Illing | 55 | 4 Mar 1899 | 29 Oct 1966 | 67 | 2 | 2 | ||
Commentator | Raymond Baxter | 32 | 25 Jan 1922 | 15 Sep 2006 | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dallapiccola | George Coulouris | 51 | 1 Oct 1903 | 25 Apr 1989 | 85 | 2 | 2 | ||
Gibson | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/edwin-richfield/# | 33 | 11 Sep 1921 | 2 Aug 1990 | 68 | 10 | 10 | ||
Guido | Alec Mango | 43 | 16 Mar 1911 | 7 Nov 1989 | 78 | 2 | 2 | ||
Hans Brecht | Richard Marner | 33 | 27 Mar 1921 | 18 Mar 2004 | 82 | 1 | 1 | ||
Himself | Alan Brown | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Himself | Geoffrey Taylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Himself | John Cooper | 31 | 17 Jul 1923 | 24 Dec 2000 | 77 | 1 | 1 | ||
Himself | Leslie Marr | 32 | 14 Aug 1922 | 4 May 2021 | 98 | 1 | 1 | ||
Himself | Reg Parnell | 43 | 2 Jul 1911 | 7 Jan 1964 | 52 | 1 | 1 | ||
Himself | Stirling Moss | 25 | 17 Sep 1929 | 12 Apr 2020 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ||
Johnny Jackson | James Copeland | 36 | 1 May 1918 | 17 Apr 2002 | 83 | 1 | 1 | ||
Lawrence | Meredith Edwards | 37 | 10 Jun 1917 | 8 Feb 1999 | 81 | 3 | 3 | ||
Man at pit stop | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/richard-neller/# | 60 | Oct 1894 | 14 Jul 1970 | 75 | 9 | 9 | ||
Martin | Jeremy Hawk | 36 | 20 May 1918 | 15 Jan 2002 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Pat Wells | Mari Aldon | 29 | 17 Nov 1925 | 31 Oct 2004 | 78 | 1 | 1 | ||
Peter Wells | Richard Conte | 44 | 24 Mar 1910 | 15 Apr 1975 | 65 | 1 | 1 | ||
Priest | John Welsh | 40 | 7 Nov 1914 | 21 Apr 1985 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Racetrack Announcer | Paul Carpenter | 33 | 8 Dec 1921 | 12 Jun 1964 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Timekeeper | Charles Hammond | 6 | 6 |
Original Poster
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Footnotes
This film features appearances by several prominent motor racing personalities of the day, as well as Raymond Baxter, who became a famous face to millions as a presenter of BBC TV’s Tomorrow’s World.
Look for Richard Marner as Hans Brecht, who went on to find fame as Colonel von Strohm in BBC TV’s ‘Allo ‘Allo.