Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1960
Hell Is a City
Directed by
Val Guest
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Stanley BakerInsp. Harry Martineau
John CrawfordDon Starling
Donald PleasenceGus Hawkins
Maxine AudleyJulia Martineau
Billie WhitelawChloe Hawkins
Joseph TomeltyFurnisher Steele
George A. CooperDoug Savage
Vanda GodsellLucretia Luske
Dickie OwenBragg
Alister WilliamsonSam
Lois DaineCecily Wainwright
John HarveyFingerprint Officer
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Geoffrey FrederickDet. Devery
Charles HoustonClogger Roach
Joby BlanshardTawny Jakes
Charles MorganLaurie Lovett
Peter MaddenBert Darwin
Warren MitchellCommercial Traveller
Sarah BranchSilver Steele
Russell NapierSuperintendent
Philip BondHeadquarters PC (uncredited)
Richard ColemanDetective in Station (uncredited)
John ComerPlainclothes Police Driver (uncredited)
Doris SpeedOlder Sister in Hospital (uncredited)
Marianne Stone(uncredited)
Reg ThomasonBarman (uncredited)
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