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Hell Is a City is a 1960 British crime thriller film based on a novel by Maurice Procter. It follows a police inspector who investigates a murder and a jailbreak in Manchester, featuring Stanley Baker, John Crawford and Donald Pleasence.
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A Manchester police inspector pursues a criminal who escapes from prison and returns to the scene of his last job. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1960 film directed by Val Guest.
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May 22, 2021 · Hell Is a City is a 1960 British crime thriller film based on the novel by Maurice Procter. Written and directed by Val Guest, it was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and filmed in Manchester. It was partly inspired by the British New Wave films and resembles American Film Noir.
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A British crime thriller about a police inspector who pursues an escaped thief and his gang in Manchester. The film features Steve Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasance and Maxine Audley in the main roles.
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1960 British crime film Hell Is a City, directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker. See the names, roles and credits of actors, writers, producers, composers and more.
Hell Is a City. A British police inspector (Stanley Baker) waits in Manchester for an escaped killer (John Crawford) to return for his loot. Rent Hell Is a City on Prime Video, or...
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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.
