
Hell Is a City
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.
Release Date: 1960-04-10
Thriller
Crime
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Casts

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

George A. Cooper
as Doug Savage

Vanda Godsell
as Lucretia Luske

Alister Williamson
as Sam

Lois Daine
as Cecily Wainwright