Hell Is a City

1960

1h 38m

Crime

Drama

List

60%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

75%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

A British police inspector (Stanley Baker) waits in Manchester for an escaped killer (John Crawford) to return for his loot.

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Gerri Major

Jet Magazine

For lovers of detective techniques, Hell Is A City is a finger-snapper.

Jan 16, 2024

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MFB Critics

Monthly Film Bulletin

Little detection is needed with a gang so improbably stupid as not to notice dye on their fingers, and the toughness caricatures itself in the final bedroom scene, a classic of unintended comedy.

Feb 2, 2018

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Chris Cabin

Filmcritic.com

harkens back to the pulp serials where noir was birthed

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 10, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 14, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's a gritty Hammer story.

Rated: B

Feb 11, 2003

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a very enjoyable British crime noir film with actor Stanley Baker in fine form as a police inspector

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

best film made in manchester,maybe a taste of honey.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

a great forgotten effort from hammer sci fi director val guest. the underrated stanley baker stars as a police inspector tracking an escaped killer through manchester's underworld. great character development and suspense

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Solid British noir that I may be underrating slightly due to the fact that it displays a workmanlike efficiency and adherence to logical progression without standing out in any area as memorable for a particular scene or piece of dialogue. Without these memorable moments that films like White Heat and Kiss Me Deadly have, to name two, it comes and goes as an entertainment that stands up over the years, which is always impressive, but on the level of a 1960s cop TV show.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Great crime thriller from Hammer Films starring the late Stanley Baker. The film contains some superb location scenes of the Manchester and the north. Baker is superb in the role of a gritty police inspector.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

I lost interest early on.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

A British police inspector (Stanley Baker) waits in Manchester for an escaped killer (John Crawford) to return for his loot.

Director: Val Guest
Producer: Michael Carreras
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 38m

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