The Frightened City (1961)
September 1, 1961Release Date
The Frightened City (1961)
September 1, 1961Release Date
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Where to Watch.
Currently The Frightened City is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Sky Store
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.
Herbert Lom
Waldo Zhernikov
Sean Connery
Paddy Damion
John Gregson
Det. Inspector Sayers
Alfred Marks
Harry Foulcher
Yvonne Romain
Anya
Olive McFarland
Sadie
Marianne Stone
Barmaid
Frederick Piper
Ogle
John Stone
Hood
David Davies
Alf Peters
Tom Bowman
Tanky Thomas
John Lemont
Director
Robert Cawdron
Nero
John Lemont
Director
Leigh Vance
Writer
George Pastell
Sanchetti
Patrick Holt
Supt. Carter
Sheena Marshe
Avril
Patrick Jordan
Frankie Farmer
Arnold Diamond
Moffat
Norrie Paramor
Composer
Desmond Dickinson
Cinematographer
Jack Stewart
Tyson
Martin Wyldeck
Security Officer
Lionel Grose
CastingDirector
John Baker
Warder
Kenneth Griffith
Wally
Doug Robinson
Salty Brewer
Robert Percival
Wingrove
John Witty
T.V. Announcer
J.G. Devlin
Informer
Julie Shearing
Hatcheck Girl
April Wilding
Pretty Secretary (Wingrove)
Vanda Godsell
Sophie Peters
Bruce Seton
Assistant Commissioner
Yvonne Ball
Myrna
Kenneth J. Warren
Title Thug
Stephen Lewis
Alf's 1st Thug
James Fitzgerald
Alf's 2nd Thug
Neal Arden
Head Waiter - Taboo Club
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The Frightened City is a 1961 British neo-noir gangster film about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End of London. It stars Herbert Lom, John Gregson and a pre-Bond Sean Connery, who plays a burglar called Paddy Damion. He is lured into a protection racket by oily mobster Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks), in order to support his partner in crime Wally Smith (Kenneth Griffith), who is injured in a robbery.
Although Connery's character has a girlfriend, he seduces the beautiful Anya (Yvonne Romain), the mistress of the seedy and sinister crime boss Zhernikov (Herbert Lom). John Gregson plays Detective Inspector Sayers who is dedicated to tackling organised crime.
The Shadows had a hit single, no. 3 on the British charts in May 1961, with the main theme. It was subsequently covered by Peter Frampton in the 1996 collection Twang!: A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows.