Hell Is a City (1960)
- 7.1
- 98 mins
- Crime, Drama
Storyline
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.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords
independent film, husband wife relationship, grandfather granddaughter relationship, shot in the back, punched in the face, double decker bus, slut, police investigation, on the run, shootout, police arrest, binoculars, police raid, train station, foot chase, playing pool, british noir, gambling, based on novel, escaped prisoner
Short Review
harkens back to the pulp serials where noir was birthed
Trailer
Streaming Service
1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership
