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20 July 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
A city terrorised by its own evil!Plot Keywords:
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A pretty cool attempt at Brit Noir. Connery is terrific, Lom even better. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Herbert Lom | ... | Waldo Zhernikov |
 | John Gregson | ... | Sayers |
 | Sean Connery | ... | Paddy Damion |
| Alfred Marks | ... | Harry Foulcher |
| Yvonne Romain | ... | Anya |
| Olive McFarland | ... | Sadie |
| Frederick Piper | ... | Ogle |
| John Stone | ... | Hood |
| David Davies | ... | Alf Peters |
| Tom Bowman | ... | Tanky Thomas |
| Robert Cawdron | ... | Hood |
| George Pastell | ... | Sanchetti |
| Patrick Holt | ... | Superintendant Carter |
| Sheena Marshe | ... | Averil |
| Patrick Jordan | ... | Frankie Farmer |
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97 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKFAQ
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'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.