The Frightened City

The Frightened City

1961 · 97 min · EN · 6.3 (19 votes)
Dir. John Lemont · Starring Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery, Alfred Marks, Yvonne Romain, Olive McFarland · Music Norrie Paramor

A city terrorised by its own evil!

CrimeDrama

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.

VIBE

This film feels like a smoky, rain-slicked alley. It’s a tense, desperate dive into the criminal underworld, where every choice feels like a trap. The atmosphere is thick with moral ambiguity and the suffocating weight of circumstance.

grittytensedesperatenoirsteadyclassic noirlow-budget gritshadowy atmospherecrimesurvivalmoral compromise
gangsterfilm noir
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