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Hell Is a City (1960)

NR · 1960-04-10 · 1h 38m · EN
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Murder money stained his hands....

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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Stanley BakerStanley BakerInsp. Harry MartineauJohn CrawfordJohn CrawfordDon StarlingDonald PleasenceDonald PleasenceGus HawkinsMaxine AudleyMaxine AudleyJulia MartineauBillie WhitelawBillie WhitelawChloe HawkinsJoseph TomeltyJoseph TomeltyFurnisher SteeleGeorge A. CooperGeorge A. CooperDoug SavageVanda GodsellVanda GodsellLucretia LuskeDickie OwenDickie OwenBraggAlister WilliamsonAlister WilliamsonSamLois DaineLois DaineCecily WainwrightJohn HarveyJohn HarveyFingerprint Officer

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Based on novel or bookMurderPoliceFugitiveRobberyCult filmManchester cityNorthern englandNoirPolice inspectorFilm noir

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Genre affinityThriller · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Murder · PoliceVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDirector preference136215Actor preference283736 · 225689 · 159641Country preferenceGb

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What is Hell Is a City about?

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.

How long is Hell Is a City?

Hell Is a City has a runtime of 98 minutes.

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