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Hell Is a City
Release Date: April 10, 1960
| Year | : | 1960 |
| Slogan | : | «Murder money stained his hands....» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Thriller |
| Production Companies | : | Hammer Film Productions |
| Director | : | Val Guest |
| Producers | : | Robert Lennard, Michael Carreras, Don Weeks |
| Writers | : | Val Guest, Maurice Procter |
| RunTime | : | 98 mins. |
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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Trailer: Hell Is A City / Original Theatrical Trailer (1959)
Main Actors
Stanley Baker
Character : Insp. Harry Martineau
John Crawford
Character : Don Starling
Donald Pleasence
Character : Gus Hawkins
Maxine Audley
Character : Julia Martineau
Billie Whitelaw
Character : Chloe Hawkins
Joseph Tomelty
Character : Furnisher Steele
George A. Cooper
Character : Doug Savage
Vanda Godsell
Character : Lucretia Luske
Dickie Owen
Character : Bragg
Alister Williamson
Character : Sam
Lois Daine
Character : Cecily Wainwright
John Harvey
Character : Fingerprint Officer
Geoffrey Frederick
Character : Det. Devery
Charles Houston
Character : Clogger Roach
Joby Blanshard
Character : Tawny Jakes
Charles Morgan
Character : Laurie Lovett
Peter Madden
Character : Bert Darwin
Warren Mitchell
Character : Commercial Traveller
Sarah Branch
Character : Silver Steele
Russell Napier
Character : Superintendent
Philip Bond
Character : Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Character : Detective in Station (uncredited)
John Comer
Character : Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris Speed
Character : Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Character : (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Character : Barman (uncredited)
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