City of Fear

City of Fear

A million eyes wide and wild with terror!

NR 1959 · 81 min · ★ 6.3 · Thriller

An escaped convict gets a hold of some radioactive material after his escape. Authorities desperately try to find the man that unknowingly is threating the lives of everyone in the city.

Directed by Irving Lerner · Written by Robert Dillon

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