Synopsis
Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Val GuestDirector
- Stanley BlackOriginal Music Composer
- Val GuestScreenplay
Cast
- Stanley BakerInsp. Harry Martineau
- John CrawfordDon Starling
- Donald PleasenceGus Hawkins
- Maxine AudleyJulia Martineau
- Billie WhitelawChloe Hawkins
- Joseph TomeltyFurnisher Steele
- George A. CooperDoug Savage
- Vanda GodsellLucretia Luske
- Dickie OwenBragg
- Alister WilliamsonSam
- Lois DaineCecily Wainwright
- John HarveyFingerprint Officer
Stills
Themes
robberynorthern englandbased on novel or bookpolicefilm noirmurderfugitiveblack and whitepolice inspectorhammerscope