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Hell Is a City

Punchy crime thriller with a realist streak as Stanley Baker pursues a fugitive through the streets of Manchester.

Police drama 1960 96 mins

Director: Val Guest

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Overview

Stanley Baker stars as world weary DI Harry Martineau, taken to pounding the streets of Manchester in search of an escaped convict, while at the same time trying to avert his messy personal life from unravelling.

Produced by Hammer Films and directed by Val Guest, Hell is a City is an essential British crime film from the period, endowed with a fine cast of character actors from Donald Pleasance to Billie Whitelaw and Warren Mitchell. With its gritty characterisation of Martineau as a flawed and emotional man, and authentic location work that ranges from the mean streets of Manchester to the Yorkshire Moors, Hell is a City is a key work of British realism that also happens to be a gripping crime film.

Director

Val Guest

Featuring

Stanley Baker , John Crawford , Donald Pleasence , Maxine Audley and Billie Whitelaw

Genres

Police drama

Certificate

Contains mild violence, language and sex references

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Accessibility

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