Hi-Jack Highway
Hi-Jack Highway

Hi-Jack Highway

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1955
1h 33m
6.4(34 votes)
Drama
Crime

Overview

A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.

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31 members
Acting

Jean Gabin

Jean Chape

Jean Gabin
Acting

Jeanne Moreau

Alice

Jeanne Moreau
Acting

Gaby Basset

Camille Serin

Gaby Basset
Acting

Marcel Bozzuffi

Pierrot Ragondin, le jeune routier

Marcel Bozzuffi
Acting

Robert Dalban

Félix, l'affréteur

Robert Dalban
Acting

Albert Dinan

Émile Serin

Albert Dinan
Acting

Ginette Leclerc

Mme Scoppo, la veuve

Ginette Leclerc
Acting

Henri Crémieux

le juge d'instruction

Henri Crémieux
Acting

Simone Berthier

Annie, une serveuse

Simone Berthier
Acting

Charles Bouillaud

le gendarme dactylo

Charles Bouillaud
Acting

Camille Guérini

Lucien Ragondin, le père

Camille Guérini
Acting

Roger Hanin

René Schwob, le chef de la bande

Roger Hanin
Acting

Jean Lefebvre

le chauffeur du car

Jean Lefebvre
Acting

Jacques Marin

le gendarme au commissariat

Jacques Marin
Acting

Guy Henry

Jojo

Guy Henry
Acting

Gilbert Edard

Un commissaire

No Image
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Jacques Ferrière

Unknown Role

Jacques Ferrière
Acting

Bob Ingarao

Un gangster

Bob Ingarao
Acting

Lisette Lebon

Mauricette, une serveuse

Lisette Lebon
Acting

Germaine Michel

Maria Ragondin, la mère de Pierrot

Germaine Michel
Acting

Albert Michel

Le facteur

Albert Michel
Acting

Albert Montigny

Unknown Role

No Image
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Marcel Pérès

Le barbier

Marcel Pérès
Acting

Jean-Marie Rivière

Un gangster

Jean-Marie Rivière
Acting

Mario David

Un client des Serin

Mario David
Acting

François Darbon

Antoine Scoppo, le gangster assassiné (uncredited)

François Darbon
Acting

Lucien Desagneaux

Un client (uncredited)

Lucien Desagneaux
Acting

Henri Guégan

Un routier chez Serin (uncredited)

Henri Guégan
Acting

Jean Lanier

Le second commissaire (uncredited)

Jean Lanier
Acting

Sylvain Lévignac

Le convoyeur abattu (uncredited)

Sylvain Lévignac
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Yvonne Yma

Une villageoise commère (uncredited)

Yvonne Yma

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