Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1960-04-10) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Val Guest, Maurice Procter |
| Productions: | Hammer Film Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 67449: Stanley Baker - Insp. Harry Martineau
- 15693: John Crawford - Don Starling
- 9221: Donald Pleasence - Gus Hawkins
- 30141: Maxine Audley - Julia Martineau
- 8226: Billie Whitelaw - Chloe Hawkins
- 101501: Joseph Tomelty - Furnisher Steele
- 101985: George A. Cooper - Doug Savage
Crews
- 30138: Arthur Grant - Director of Photography - Camera
- 30172: James Needs - Editor - Editing
- 39853: Val Guest - Director - Directing
- 29664: Michael Carreras - Producer - Production
- 101984: Stanley Black - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 39853: Val Guest - Screenplay - Writing
- 1582125: Pauline Trent - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
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I don't play cards. I don't even touch coins. Out of Hammer Films, Hell is a City is directed by Val Guest, who also adapts the screenplay from Maurice Proctor's novel of the same name. It stars Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Billie Whitelaw, Maxine Audley, Donald Pleasence, Vanda ....
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For a second I thought that Joan Crawford was in this, then I realised that it was her long-lost cousin John who takes on the role of visiting American box-office draw for this gritty and quite well thought-out crime drama. You see, “Starling” has broken out of a prison in Manchester ....
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