Hell Is a City (1960)
Overview
Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.742 |
Directed By
Val Guest
Crew
Val Guest
Michael Carreras
Stanley Black
Arthur Grant
James Needs
Val Guest
Maurice Procter
Robert Lennard
Robert Jones
Colin Garde
Pauline Trent
Don Weeks
TOP CAST
Stanley Baker
Insp. Harry Martineau
John Crawford
Don Starling
Donald Pleasence
Gus Hawkins
Maxine Audley
Julia Martineau
Billie Whitelaw
Chloe Hawkins
Joseph Tomelty
Furnisher Steele
George A. Cooper
Doug Savage
Vanda Godsell
Lucretia Luske
Dickie Owen
Bragg
Lois Daine
Cecily Wainwright
John Harvey
Fingerprint Officer
Geoffrey Frederick
Det. Devery
Charles Houston
Clogger Roach
Joby Blanshard
Tawny Jakes
Charles Morgan
Laurie Lovett
Peter Madden
Bert Darwin
Warren Mitchell
Commercial Traveller
Sarah Branch
Silver Steele
Russell Napier
Superintendent
Philip Bond
Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Detective in Station (uncredited)
John Comer
Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris Speed
Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
(uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Barman (uncredited)
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