Streaming Hell Is a City Online

Hell Is a City (1960)iMDB Rating: 7.2
Date Released : 13 November 1960
Genre : Crime, Thriller
Stars : Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Billie Whitelaw. Committed but seen-it-all police inspector Martineau rightly guesses that after a violent jailbreak a local criminal will head home to Manchester to pick up the spoils from his last job. Martineau is soon investigating a murder during a street robbery which seems to lead back to the same villain. Concentrating on the case and using his local contacts to try and track the gang down, he is aware he..." />
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 700 MB

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Committed but seen-it-all police inspector Martineau rightly guesses that after a violent jailbreak a local criminal will head home to Manchester to pick up the spoils from his last job. Martineau is soon investigating a murder during a street robbery which seems to lead back to the same villain. Concentrating on the case and using his local contacts to try and track the gang down, he is aware he is not keeping his own personal life together as well as he might.

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Review :

The Americanisation of British Crime

No other film of this period gives such a clear indication of the attempt of British crime thrillers to become more exciting.

The introduction of John Crawford as the American bad guy and one time buddy of Stanley Baker is enthralling to watch and can seem slightly odd and out of place. The opening sequences are reminiscent of British TV show 'Z Cars' and were later spoofed in Naked Gun (though not as a direct result of this).

Donald Pleasance is very reliable as the Jewellry Shop owner who has much to reveal, while Baker himself plays another tough cop as he did in Blind Date (1959) and Violent Playground (1958) - the latter was also directed by Val Guest.

Look out for the climactic sequences - gripping stuff and still ever so British.