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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.

The Hi-Jackers
British quad poster
Directed by	Jim O'Connolly
Written by	Jim O'Connolly
Produced by	John I. Phillips Ronald Liles
Starring	Anthony Booth
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Henry Richardson
Music by	Johnny Douglas
Production company	Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	December 1963
Running time	69 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Long-distance independent lorry driver Terry (Anthony Booth) meets homeless and unemployed Shirley (Jacqueline Ellis) at a truckers’ cafe and gives her a lift. His vehicle, carrying a valuable shipment of whisky, is then hijacked under cover of a fake road accident. Who tipped off the hijackers about the route Terry would take? Police Inspector Grayson (Patrick Cargill) and his team investigate.

Cast

• Anthony Booth as Terry McKinley
• Jacqueline Ellis as Shirley
• Derek Francis as Jack Carter
• Patrick Cargill as Inspector Grayson
• Glynn Edwards as Bluey
• David Gregory as Pete
• Harold Goodwin as Scouse
• Tony Wager as Smithy
• Arthur English as Bert
• Michael Beint as Forbes
• Tommy Eytle as Sam Reynolds
• Romo Gorrara as Joe
• Ronald Hines as Jim Brady
• Douglas Livingstone as Tim
• Marianne Stone as Lil

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

External links

• The Hi-Jackers at IMDb

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