The Frightened City (1961)

Director:

John Lemont

Writers:

John Lemont (story), Leigh Vance (screenplay),

Stars:

Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Herbert Lom	...	Waldo Zhernikov
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
John Stone	...	Hood
David Davies	...	Alf Peters
Tom Bowman	...	Tanky Thomas
Robert Cawdron	...	Nero
George Pastell	...	Sanchetti
Patrick Holt	...	Supt. Dave Carter
Sheena Marshe	...	Avril
Patrick Jordan	...	Frankie Farmer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racketeering | gang | independent film

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Taglines:

A city terrorised by its own evil!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agent i undre världen

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zodiac Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"I Laughed at Love"
Music by Norrie Paramor
Lyrics by Bunny Lewis

User Reviews

A pretty cool attempt at Brit Noir. Connery is terrific, Lom even better.

'The Frightened City' is an interesting crime drama set in a pre-Beatles England featuring a strong performance from Sean Connery, the year before he became a movie legend as James Bond. Connery plays Paddy Damion a thief who is recruited by a mobster (Alfred Marks) to oversee his money collection. Paddy is no thug but takes the job because his partner (Kenneth Griffith) has been injured in a robbery and he feels obligated to support him. Marks is actually the puppet of criminal mastermind Zhernikov (Herbert Lom), who has the image of a respectable businessman, but is in fact manipulating the local mobsters for his own ends. Add to this mix the beautiful Anya (Yvonne Romain), wanna be singer and Zhernikov's mistress, who Paddy immediately takes a shine to, and Sayers (John Gregson) the dedicated cop trying to crack open organized crime and you've got yourself a pretty cool attempt at Brit Noir. Connery is terrific, Lom even better and I enjoyed seeing Kenneth Griffith and Yvonne Romain again after their supporting roles in the classic shocker 'Circus Of Horrors' starring Anton Diffring. 'The Frightened City' is worth a look.