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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.

1960 |1h 38m |  Thriller, Crime

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Cast

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Stanley Baker

Insp. Harry Martineau

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John Crawford

Don Starling

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Donald Pleasence

Gus Hawkins

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Maxine Audley

Julia Martineau

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Billie Whitelaw

Chloe Hawkins

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Joseph Tomelty

Furnisher Steele

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George A. Cooper

Doug Savage

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Vanda Godsell

Lucretia Luske

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Alister Williamson

Sam

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Lois Daine

Cecily Wainwright

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John Harvey

Fingerprint Officer

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Peter Madden

Bert Darwin

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Warren Mitchell

Commercial Traveller

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Sarah Branch

Silver Steele

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Russell Napier

Superintendent

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Philip Bond

Headquarters PC (uncredited)

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John Comer

Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)

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Marianne Stone

(uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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