Violent Road

Violent Road

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1958-05-10
Duration:86 min
Director:Howard W. Koch
Actors:Brian Keith, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Arthur Batanides, Sean Garrison, Dick Foran
Production:Aubrey Schenck Productions

Overview:

Following the crash and explosion of a test rocket, which killed several people, six men volunteer to take explosive rocket-fuel chemical components, in three trucks, over back roads in rugged terrain to a remote missile base. Uncredited "remake" of The Wages of Fear.

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