Hell Is A City
Detective Inspector Martineau prepares himself for action when he hears of the jailbreak of the notorious thief Don Starling. When a robbery goes seriously wrong, Martineau will stop at nothing to make sure that Starling is caught...
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A persuasively sweaty crime thriller set in Manchester, written and directed by the once reliable Guest (from a novel...
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- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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Trademark gritty performance by Stanley Baker as a hard-nosed, chain smoking cop. Although at times out-moded and featuring an unconvincing escaped convict - ...
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- Andre Barreau
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- 27 Jul 2005 at 10:21
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Tense and excellently made British thriller. Dated in places, but often universally good. A record of a bygone country.
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- 24 Jul 2011 at 01:52
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Chandler and Hammet transferred to the streets of post- war Manchester. Ignoring the hideous tacked on ending (which was shot without the director's consent...
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1959 Hammer films starring Stanley Baker, Billie Whitelaw and Donald Plesance and directed by Val Guest.
Much of the film is shot on locations around...
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