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66% Critic Match
The Frightened City
“A city terrorised by its own evil!”
6.6 / 10• 1961• 1h 37m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Cast & Crew
Herbert Lom
Waldo Zhernikov
Lead
John Gregson
Det. Insp. Sayers
Sean Connery
Paddy Damion
Alfred Marks
Harry Foulcher
Yvonne Romain
Anya Bergodin
Olive McFarland
Sadie
Frederick Piper
Sgt. Bob Ogle
Marianne Stone
Barmaid
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Lemont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Frightened City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
