Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

Murder money stained his hands....

1960 en 98 minutes

Rating: 6.5

Plot

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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Cast

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

Dickie Owen

Dickie Owen

Bragg

Alister Williamson

Alister Williamson

Sam

Lois Daine

Lois Daine

Cecily Wainwright

John Harvey

John Harvey

Fingerprint Officer

Geoffrey Frederick

Geoffrey Frederick

Det. Devery

Charles Houston

Charles Houston

Clogger Roach

Joby Blanshard

Joby Blanshard

Tawny Jakes

Charles Morgan

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)

Doris Speed

Doris Speed

Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

(uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason

Barman (uncredited)

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