Hell Is a City (1960)

Murder money stained his hands....

Directed by Val Guest1h 38mThriller,Crime

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1960
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
10 April 1960
TMDB
6.6 (35)
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Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Insp. Harry Martineau
John Crawford
John Crawford
Don Starling
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Gus Hawkins
Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley
Julia Martineau
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Chloe Hawkins
Joseph Tomelty
Joseph Tomelty
Furnisher Steele
George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
Doug Savage
Vanda Godsell
Vanda Godsell
Lucretia Luske
D
Dickie Owen
Bragg
Alister Williamson
Alister Williamson
Sam
Lois Daine
Lois Daine
Cecily Wainwright
John Harvey
John Harvey
Fingerprint Officer
G
Geoffrey Frederick
Det. Devery
Charles Houston
Charles Houston
Clogger Roach
J
Joby Blanshard
Tawny Jakes
C
Charles Morgan
Laurie Lovett
Peter Madden
Peter Madden
Bert Darwin
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
Commercial Traveller
Sarah Branch
Sarah Branch
Silver Steele
Russell Napier
Russell Napier
Superintendent
Philip Bond
Philip Bond
Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Richard Coleman
Detective in Station (uncredited)
John Comer
John Comer
Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
D
Doris Speed
Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
(uncredited)
R
Reg Thomason
Barman (uncredited)

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