Hell Is a City
“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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Cast
26 people
Stanley Baker
Insp. Harry Martineau
Known for
Zulu
The Guns of Navarone
John Crawford
Don Starling
Known for
Night Moves
The Enforcer
Donald Pleasence
Gus Hawkins
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Maxine Audley
Julia Martineau
Known for
Peeping Tom
A King in New York
Billie Whitelaw
Chloe Hawkins
Known for
Merlin
The Omen
Joseph Tomelty
Furnisher Steele
Known for
Moby Dick
Devil Girl from Mars
George A. Cooper
Doug Savage
Known for
Nightmare
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Vanda Godsell
Lucretia Luske
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
This Sporting Life
Dickie Owen
Bragg
Known for
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Alister Williamson
Sam
Known for
The Oblong Box
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Lois Daine
Cecily Wainwright
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Cash on Demand
John Harvey
Fingerprint Officer
Known for
X: The Unknown
Sacco & Vanzetti
Val Guest Director · Maurice Procter Author Stanley Black Composer
United States release November 13, 1960 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Columbia Pictures
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 10, 1960
Theatrical
United States · November 13, 1960
Theatrical
Germany
July 5, 1960 · Theatrical
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