Hell Is a City (1960)
- Directed by
- Val Guest
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police inspector in Manchester hunts for a escaped convict who is terrorizing the city. The inspector must use his wits and local knowledge to track down the criminal before he strikes again.
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What happens
Hell Is a City is a 1960 British crime thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker, John Crawford and Donald Pleasence. It was written by Guest based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Maurice Procter, and made by British studio Hammer Film Productions on location in Manchester. It was partly inspired by the British New Wave films and resembles American film noir. Filming ran from 21 September 1959 to 5 November 1959, and the film was trade shown on 11 March 1960 and again on 10 April 1960. This was Stanley Baker's second and last film for Hammer, because after he appeared in Zulu (1964), Hammer could no longer afford him. It was also Val Guest's last big movie for Hammer, and he always spoke very highly of the film. An alternative ending was shot for the film featuring Stanley Baker's reconciliation with Maxine Audley at the end of the movie, but it was apparently not shown theatrically. The alternative ending was included on at least one DVD release as a bonus feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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