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6.6Set 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.
Released: 1960-04-1098 minDir: Val GuestThriller, Crime
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
Themes
- robbery
- northern england
- based on novel or book
- police
- film noir
- murder
- fugitive
- black and white
- police inspector
- hammerscope
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
1,608 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Val Guest
- Screenwriter
- Val Guest
- Cast member
- Marianne Stone
- Composer
- Stanley Black
- Producer
- Michael Carreras
- Cinematographer
- Arthur Grant
- Narrative location
- Manchester
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 185577
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- publication date
- 1960-11-13
- title
- Hell Is a City
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Associated British Picture Corporation
- capital cost
- 115000
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