City of Fear
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63% Critic Match

City of Fear

A million eyes wide and wild with terror!

6.3 / 10 1959 1h 21mNR English
Thriller

Storyline

An escaped convict gets a hold of some radioactive material after his escape. Authorities desperately try to find the man that unknowingly is threating the lives of everyone in the city.

Cast & Crew

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Vince Ryker

Lead
Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Chief Jensen

John Archer

John Archer

Lt. Mark Richards

Steven Ritch

Steven Ritch

Dr. John Wallace

Patricia Blair

Patricia Blair

June Marlowe

Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Eddie Crown

Sherwood Price

Sherwood Price

Pete Hallon

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Lerner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. City of Fear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker