Coppers and bogies - Britmovie

Adrian Miller · 01-07-2003, 06:35 PM

Stanley Baker in 'Hell Is A City'. Now there's a cracking Brit police movie - stacks of grit and realism. Great theme music too. Cheers!

SteNottingham22 · 01-07-2003, 06:54 PM

I really want to see Hell Is A City. Val Guest never messed about.
I love Stanley Baker's films and I'm glad he was knighted before he died.
It's interesting to note that Baker played policeman earlier in Dearden's
Violent Playground and Losey's Blind Date. Has anyone seen these two ]
50's Baker films (british of course)?

And is it me or does The Sands Of The Kalahari kick ass bigtime.?
He's great in The Good Die Young (dodgy hand), Helldrivers (dodgy driving),
and Robbery (dodgy getaway). He's made some seriously wicked gritty
british films and he'll always be remembered.

Hackett · 02-07-2003, 03:40 AM

"HELL IS A CITY" now your talking. Great! B/W, 1959 and "A HAMMER FILM PRODUCTION". I love this film. Brough a copy in the WB Classic Thrillers Series. Then a few years ago it was on BBC2 late night in widescreen. So burke that I'am taped over my copy and of course missed the titles at the beginning but its still great.

Colpepper · 14-07-2003, 08:18 AM

I Have "Hell is a City" on DVD - must have been from Amazon.com as it's a region 1. I just checked on their site - it's still available.

01-07-2003, 06:35 PM	#1
Adrian Miller has no status. Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5 iTrader: (0)	Coppers and bogies Stanley Baker in 'Hell Is A City'. Now there's a cracking Brit police movie - stacks of grit and realism. Great theme music too. Cheers!

01-07-2003, 06:54 PM	#2
SteNottingham22 has no status. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 36 iTrader: (0)	I really want to see Hell Is A City. Val Guest never messed about. I love Stanley Baker's films and I'm glad he was knighted before he died. It's interesting to note that Baker played policeman earlier in Dearden's Violent Playground and Losey's Blind Date. Has anyone seen these two ] 50's Baker films (british of course)? And is it me or does The Sands Of The Kalahari kick ass bigtime.? He's great in The Good Die Young (dodgy hand), Helldrivers (dodgy driving), and Robbery (dodgy getaway). He's made some seriously wicked gritty british films and he'll always be remembered. __________________ STE, Nottingham

14-07-2003, 08:18 AM	#4
Colpepper has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kent Posts: 17 Country: iTrader: (0)	I Have "Hell is a City" on DVD - must have been from Amazon.com as it's a region 1. I just checked on their site - it's still available. __________________ Simon Sheppard

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02-07-2003, 03:40 AM	#3
Hackett has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England Posts: 765 Country: iTrader: (0)	"HELL IS A CITY" now your talking. Great! B/W, 1959 and "A HAMMER FILM PRODUCTION". I love this film. Brough a copy in the WB Classic Thrillers Series. Then a few years ago it was on BBC2 late night in widescreen. So burke that I'am taped over my copy and of course missed the titles at the beginning but its still great.