Brighton Rock
Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(137 votes)
Overview
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Brighton Rock
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Setting
Set in Brighton
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Music
Music by Hans May
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Harry Waxman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Graham GreeneScreenplay, Novel
- Terence RattiganScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 9, 1948
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Richard AttenboroughPinkie Brown
Hermione BaddeleyIda Arnold
William HartnellDallow
Nigel StockCubitt
Wylie WatsonSpicer
Carol MarshRose Brown
Harcourt WilliamsPrewitt
Virginia WinterJudy
Reginald PurdellFrank
George CarneyPhil Corkery- Charles GoldnerColleoni
Alan WheatleyFred Hale- Lina BarrieMolly
- Joan Sterndale-BennettDelia
- Harry RossBrewer
- Campbell CopelinPolice Inspector
Marianne StoneWaitress- Norman WatsonRacecourse Evangelist
Constance SmithSinger (uncredited)
Pamela CundellPierrot Artiste
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