---
title: 'The Frightened City (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Lemont'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-frightened-city-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054898/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Frightened City (1961)

1961 · 97 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Lemont](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lemont)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Norrie Paramor](https://cinepixo.com/people/norrie-paramor)
- **Director of Photography:** [Desmond Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-dickinson)

## Cast

- [Yvonne Romain](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-romain)
- [Kenneth Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-griffith)
- [Patrick Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-holt)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery)
- [Alfred Marks](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-marks)
- [John Gregson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gregson)

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