Hell Is a City (1960) DVD Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasance, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw, Joseph Tomelty. Directed by Val Guest. Gritty Brit noir.

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Hell Is a City (1960) DVD B&W Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 88 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Starring: Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasance, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw, Joseph Tomelty, George A. Cooper, Vanda Godsell. Written by Maurice Procter and Val Guest. Directed by Val Guest. Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling (John Crawford) 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 (Stanley Baker) is 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. “From dark till dawn… from dives to dames… from cops to killers…” Show more