poster

Hell Is a City

Thriller | Crime

6.6

Release Date

April 10, 1960

Duration

98 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Stanley Baker

Insp. Harry Martineau

Stanley Baker

John Crawford

Don Starling

John Crawford

Donald Pleasence

Gus Hawkins

Donald Pleasence

Maxine Audley

Julia Martineau

Maxine Audley

Billie Whitelaw

Chloe Hawkins

Billie Whitelaw

Joseph Tomelty

Furnisher Steele

Joseph Tomelty

George A. Cooper

Doug Savage

George A. Cooper

Vanda Godsell

Lucretia Luske

Vanda Godsell

Dickie Owen

Bragg

Dickie Owen

Alister Williamson

Sam

Alister Williamson

Lois Daine

Cecily Wainwright

Lois Daine

John Harvey

Fingerprint Officer

John Harvey

Geoffrey Frederick

Det. Devery

Geoffrey Frederick

Charles Houston

Clogger Roach

Charles Houston

Joby Blanshard

Tawny Jakes

Joby Blanshard

Charles Morgan

Laurie Lovett

Charles Morgan

Peter Madden

Bert Darwin

Peter Madden

Warren Mitchell

Commercial Traveller

Warren Mitchell

Sarah Branch

Silver Steele

Sarah Branch

Russell Napier

Superintendent

Russell Napier

Philip Bond

Headquarters PC (uncredited)

Philip Bond

Richard Coleman

Detective in Station (uncredited)

Richard Coleman

John Comer

Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)

John Comer

Doris Speed

Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)

Doris Speed

Marianne Stone

(uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Reg Thomason

Barman (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

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