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The Frightened City(Movie, 1961)

1h 37min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

The Frightened City is a 1961 British neo-noir gangster film directed by John Lemont and starring Herbert Lom, John Gregson and Sean Connery. The film is about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End of London. ()

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About The Frightened City

A London accountant (Herbert Lom) forms six gangs into a syndicate which he tries to control with a killer (Sean Connery).

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Made by: Zodiac Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/20/1962 (World premiere: 09/01/1961)

Cast: Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery, Alfred Marks, Yvonne Romain, Kenneth Griffith, Patrick Holt

Director: John Lemont

Director of Photography: Desmond Dickinson

Composer: Norrie Paramor

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Los implacables"

"La ciudad bajo el terror"

"Alamaailman sudet"

"Epidromi ton exi symmorion"

"Scotland Yard sezioni omicidi"

Keywords: gangster, film noir

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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