Hell Is a City

1h 38min

Thriller

Crime

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.

Cast

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Insp. Harry Martineau
John Crawford

John Crawford

Don Starling
Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Gus Hawkins
Maxine Audley

Maxine Audley

Julia Martineau
Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Chloe Hawkins
Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Furnisher Steele
George A. Cooper

George A. Cooper

Doug Savage
Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Lucretia Luske
Lois Daine

Lois Daine

Cecily Wainwright
John Harvey

John Harvey

Fingerprint Officer
Charles Houston

Charles Houston

Clogger Roach
Joby Blanshard

Joby Blanshard

Tawny Jakes
Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

Laurie Lovett
Peter Madden

Peter Madden

Bert Darwin
Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Commercial Traveller
Sarah Branch

Sarah Branch

Silver Steele
Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Superintendent
Philip Bond

Philip Bond

Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

Detective in Station (uncredited)
John Comer

John Comer

Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris Speed

Doris Speed

Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

(uncredited)
Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason

Barman (uncredited)

Release date

10th Apr 1960

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English