Movie

Hell Is a City

Murder money stained his hands....

1960★ 6.6 · 341h 38mThrillerCrime

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.

Trailer

Trailer · Hell Is A City / Original Theatrical Trailer (1959)

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Cast

Donald Pleasence
as Gus Hawkins

Stanley Baker
as Insp. Harry Martineau

John Crawford
as Don Starling

Billie Whitelaw
as Chloe Hawkins

Warren Mitchell
as Commercial Traveller

Lois Daine
as Cecily Wainwright

Maxine Audley
as Julia Martineau

John Harvey
as Fingerprint Officer

Marianne Stone
as (uncredited)

Alister Williamson
as Sam

John Comer
as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)

Peter Madden
as Bert Darwin