Hell Is a City

Apr 10, 1960

1h 38m

★ 6.6

Murder money stained his hands....

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

Hell Is a City Trailers

Cast

Insp. Harry Martineau

Stanley Baker

Don Starling

John Crawford

Gus Hawkins

Donald Pleasence

Julia Martineau

Maxine Audley

Chloe Hawkins

Billie Whitelaw

Furnisher Steele

Joseph Tomelty

Doug Savage

George A. Cooper

Lucretia Luske

Vanda Godsell

Bragg

Dickie Owen

Sam

Alister Williamson

Cecily Wainwright

Lois Daine

Fingerprint Officer

John Harvey

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6.6

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7.9

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5.1

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5.2

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5.2

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9.0

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4.6

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6.4

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7.3

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7.3

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5.0

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7.5

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7.3

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7.4

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7.1

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5.9

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6.8

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7.8

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