Hell Is a City
10/04/1960
2h

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
Insp. Harry Martineau


John Crawford
Don Starling


Donald Pleasence
Gus Hawkins


Maxine Audley
Julia Martineau


Billie Whitelaw
Chloe Hawkins


Joseph Tomelty
Furnisher Steele


George A. Cooper
Doug Savage


Vanda Godsell
Lucretia Luske
Dickie Owen
Bragg


Alister Williamson
Sam


Lois Daine
Cecily Wainwright


John Harvey
Fingerprint Officer
Geoffrey Frederick
Det. Devery
Charles Houston
Clogger Roach
Joby Blanshard
Tawny Jakes
Charles Morgan
Laurie Lovett


Peter Madden
Bert Darwin


Warren Mitchell
Commercial Traveller


Sarah Branch
Silver Steele


Russell Napier
Superintendent


Philip Bond
Headquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
Detective in Station (uncredited)


John Comer
Plainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris Speed
Older Sister in Hospital (uncredited)


Marianne Stone
(uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Barman (uncredited)
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