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Brighton Rock
Directed by John Boulting
1948•1h 32m•NR•★ 7.4
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Synopsis
A vicious, teenage Catholic racetrack gangster named Pinkie Brown commits a seaside murder and marries an innocent, naive tea-room waitress to keep her from testifying against him, pursued by a tenacious brassy entertainer. John Boulting's razor-sharp adaptation of Graham Greene starring Richard Attenborough.
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
Stories where morality is uncertain and every decision carries a cost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJohn Boulting
WriterGraham GreeneTerence Rattigan
CinematographyHarry Waxman
MusicHans May
Principal Cast
Richard AttenboroughPinkie Brown
Hermione BaddeleyIda Arnold
William HartnellDallow
Nigel StockCubitt
Wylie WatsonSpicer
Carol MarshRose Brown
Harcourt WilliamsPrewitt
Virginia WinterJudy
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 32m (92 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorJohn Boulting
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB
StudioCharter Film Productions • Associated British Picture Corporation
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