Thriller ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1960 · 1h 38m

Hell Is a City

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Director
Val Guest
Cast
Stanley Baker as Insp. Harry Martineau John Crawford as Don Starling Donald Pleasence as Gus Hawkins Maxine Audley as Julia Martineau Billie Whitelaw as Chloe Hawkins Joseph Tomelty as Furnisher Steele
Crew
Arthur Grant — Director of Photography James Needs — Editor Stanley Black — Original Music Composer Val Guest — Screenplay Maurice Procter — Novel Michael Carreras — Producer
Tagline

Murder money stained his hands....

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
robberynorthern englandbased on novel or bookpolicefilm noirmurderfugitiveblack and whitepolice inspectorhammerscope
Key Collaborators
Val Guest Director Arthur Grant Director of Photography James Needs Editor Stanley Black Original Music Composer Val Guest Screenplay Maurice Procter Novel Michael Carreras Producer
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