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Hell Is a City

6.619601h 38mPGMovieThrillerCrime

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…

DirectorVal Guest
WriterVal Guest
ProducerMichael Carreras

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Cast · Directed by Val Guest

SBStanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Insp. Harry Martineau
JCJohn Crawford
John Crawford
Don Starling
DPDonald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Gus Hawkins
MAMaxine Audley
Maxine Audley
Julia Martineau
BWBillie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Chloe Hawkins
JTJoseph Tomelty
Joseph Tomelty
Furnisher Steele
GCGeorge A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
Doug Savage
VGVanda Godsell
Vanda Godsell
Lucretia Luske
DO
Dickie Owen
Bragg
AWAlister Williamson
Alister Williamson
Sam
LDLois Daine
Lois Daine
Cecily Wainwright
JHJohn Harvey
John Harvey
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Hell Is a City — streaming FAQ

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