Hell Is a City
Murder money stained his hands....
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(35 votes)
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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Setting
Set in Manchester
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Music
Music by Stanley Black
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Arthur Grant
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Val GuestScreenplay
- Maurice ProcterNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 10, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cast
Stanley BakerInsp. Harry Martineau
John CrawfordDon Starling
Donald PleasenceGus Hawkins
Maxine AudleyJulia Martineau
Billie WhitelawChloe Hawkins
Joseph TomeltyFurnisher Steele
George A. CooperDoug Savage
Vanda GodsellLucretia Luske- Dickie OwenBragg
Alister WilliamsonSam
Lois DaineCecily Wainwright
John HarveyFingerprint Officer- Geoffrey FrederickDet. Devery
Charles HoustonClogger Roach- Joby BlanshardTawny Jakes
- Charles MorganLaurie Lovett
Peter MaddenBert Darwin
Warren MitchellCommercial Traveller
Sarah BranchSilver Steele
Russell NapierSuperintendent
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