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Merton Park · 15-04-2007, 06:24 AM

I love Hell Is A City, terrific film, great atmospheric shots of Manchester and the Moors in b & w. Very good cast and good Direction by Val Guest, as always, he never let you down.

Remember seeing it when it first came out at The Warner in Leicester Square one morning, when I was on holiday from school! How time flies.

batman · 15-04-2007, 10:38 AM

Watching 'Hell Is A City' and 'The Boys' on TV were my first awareness that a thing called 'capital punishment' used to exist. 'The Boys' in particular had a strong effect on me and the ending of '...City' was very powerful to a ten year lad. The only other dramas that have had a similar effect on me as an adult have been 'Let Him Have It' (incredibly moving) and 'The Charmer' (surprisingly made you feel sorry for Gorse). I think I'll be giving 'Pierrepoint' a miss (unless anyone can convince otherwise).

ChristineCB · 15-04-2007, 12:10 PM

When I brought up the topic of "England's Trashy Films", the out-loud screaming titles like Hell Is A City and Hell Drivers were two titles that Roger Corman and William Castle would have HAD to love.

Stark, loud, abrasive, shocking.

Yet, for these English titles, we have great atmopheric films. I hope we'll reconsider capital punishment if these (and many other films) are ever mentioned in colorization efforts.

15-04-2007, 10:38 AM	#17
batman is The Night Sleeper Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 15,154 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	Watching 'Hell Is A City' and 'The Boys' on TV were my first awareness that a thing called 'capital punishment' used to exist. 'The Boys' in particular had a strong effect on me and the ending of '...City' was very powerful to a ten year lad. The only other dramas that have had a similar effect on me as an adult have been 'Let Him Have It' (incredibly moving) and 'The Charmer' (surprisingly made you feel sorry for Gorse). I think I'll be giving 'Pierrepoint' a miss (unless anyone can convince otherwise). __________________ I'm a water horse! BAT-QUIZ 6 HAS JUST BEEN POSTED IN THE COMPETITION THREAD - SATURDAY 5TH JULY 2008 Last edited by batman; 15-04-2007 at 01:35 PM.

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15-04-2007, 06:24 AM	#16
Merton Park has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 346 Country: iTrader: (1)	I love Hell Is A City, terrific film, great atmospheric shots of Manchester and the Moors in b & w. Very good cast and good Direction by Val Guest, as always, he never let you down. Remember seeing it when it first came out at The Warner in Leicester Square one morning, when I was on holiday from school! How time flies.

15-04-2007, 12:10 PM	#18
ChristineCB has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,738 Country: iTrader: (13)	When I brought up the topic of "England's Trashy Films", the out-loud screaming titles like Hell Is A City and Hell Drivers were two titles that Roger Corman and William Castle would have HAD to love. Stark, loud, abrasive, shocking. Yet, for these English titles, we have great atmopheric films. I hope we'll reconsider capital punishment if these (and many other films) are ever mentioned in colorization efforts.