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Hell Is a City (1960)

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.

  • Thriller
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Stanley BakerStanley BakerInsp. Harry Martineau
  • Photo of John CrawfordJohn CrawfordDon Starling
  • Photo of Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceGus Hawkins
  • Photo of Maxine AudleyMaxine AudleyJulia Martineau
  • Photo of Billie WhitelawBillie WhitelawChloe Hawkins
  • Photo of Joseph TomeltyJoseph TomeltyFurnisher Steele
  • Photo of George A. CooperGeorge A. CooperDoug Savage
  • Photo of Vanda GodsellVanda GodsellLucretia Luske
  • Photo of Dickie OwenDickie OwenBragg
  • Photo of Alister WilliamsonAlister WilliamsonSam

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