Hell Is a City (1960) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1960 · 98 mins · English

Directed by

Val Guest

Starring

Peter Madden, Donald Pleasence, Billie Whitelaw, John Crawford, Stanley Baker, Vanda Godsell

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.