Hell Is a City (1960)
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.
Director:
Val Guest
Writer:
Val Guest
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Stanley Baker as Insp. Harry Martineau |
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John Crawford as Don Starling |
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Donald Pleasence as Gus Hawkins |
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Maxine Audley as Julia Martineau |
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Billie Whitelaw as Chloe Hawkins |
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Joseph Tomelty as Furnisher Steele |
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George A. Cooper as Doug Savage |
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Vanda Godsell as Lucretia Luske |
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Dickie Owen as Bragg |
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Alister Williamson as Sam |
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Lois Daine as Cecily Wainwright |
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John Harvey as Fingerprint Officer |
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Geoffrey Frederick as Det. Devery |
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Charles Houston as Clogger Roach |
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Joby Blanshard as Tawny Jakes |
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Charles Morgan as Laurie Lovett |
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Peter Madden as Bert Darwin |
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Warren Mitchell as Commercial Traveller |
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Sarah Branch as Silver Steele |
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Russell Napier as Superintendent |
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Philip Bond as Headquarters PC (uncredited) |
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Richard Coleman as Detective in Station (uncredited) |
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John Comer as Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited) |
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Doris Speed as Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited) |
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Marianne Stone as (uncredited) |
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Reg Thomason as Barman (uncredited) |
| Camera | Arthur Grant | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James Needs | Editor |
| Directing | Val Guest | Director |
| Sound | Stanley Black | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Carreras | Producer |
| Production | Robert Lennard | Casting |
| Production | Don Weeks | Production Manager |
| Art | Robert Jones | Art Direction |
| Writing | Val Guest | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pauline Trent | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Maurice Procter | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colin Garde | Makeup Artist |
