Hell Is a City
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.
Val Guest
Casts & Crew
Stanley Baker
John Crawford
Donald Pleasence
Maxine Audley
Billie Whitelaw
Joseph Tomelty
George A. Cooper
Vanda Godsell
Dickie Owen
Lois Daine
John Harvey
Geoffrey Frederick
Charles Houston
Joby Blanshard
Peter Madden
Warren Mitchell
Sarah Branch
Russell Napier
Philip Bond
Richard Coleman
John Comer
Also Directed by Val Guest
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