harkens back to the pulp serials where noir was birthed
Hell is a City (1960)
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Synopsis: Stanley Baker stars in this Val Guest thriller as Police Inspector Harry Martineau, a tough cop with a jones for escaped American criminal Don Starling. Playing a hunch, Martineau goes to... Stanley Baker stars in this Val Guest thriller as Police Inspector Harry Martineau, a tough cop with a jones for escaped American criminal Don Starling. Playing a hunch, Martineau goes to Manchester where he believes Starling will head to pull one last job before fleeing the country for good. When the job goes down, it goes bad and Starling ends up killing a young girl before he and his gang can head off with the money. Determined to catch Starling, Martineau throws himself into England's criminal underworld, realizing that he is leaving his normal life further and further behind every day he spends chasing his quarry. [More]
Starring: Stanley Baker, Donald Pleasence, John Crawford, Maxine Audley
Starring: Stanley Baker, Donald Pleasence, John Crawford, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw, Joseph Tomelty
Director: Val Guest
Director: Val Guest
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| 36% 36% | Angels & Demons |
| 25% 25% | Four Christmases |
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| 95% 95% | Star Trek |
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| 67% 67% | Public Enemies |
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