The Frightened City

The Frightened City
Original film poster
Directed by	John Lemont
Produced by	John Lemont Leigh Vance
Written by	Leigh Vance
Starring	Herbert Lom John Gregson Sean Connery
Music by	Norrie Paramor
Cinematography	Desmond Dickinson
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation US Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors UK
Release date	1961
Running time	97 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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 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 (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 with the main theme.