Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

Year: 1960

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Val Guest

CrimeThrillerCrime drugs and gangstersThrillers and murder mysteriesNoir and dark crime dramas

Stained by murder money, Don Starling escapes prison and becomes England’s most wanted man in Manchester, the industrial north. He and his crew stage a robbery that ends in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau is tasked with tracking the criminal in seedy bars and gambling dens, leading to a tense rooftop confrontation.

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