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Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

19486.81h 32m

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.

Directed by John Boulting
Written by Graham Greene, Terence Rattigan
Produced by Roy Boulting
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Top Cast

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Pinkie Brown

Hermione Baddeley

Hermione Baddeley

Ida Arnold

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Dallow

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Nigel Stock

Cubitt

Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Spicer

Carol Marsh

Carol Marsh

Rose Brown

Harcourt Williams

Harcourt Williams

Prewitt

Virginia Winter

Virginia Winter

Judy

Reginald Purdell

Reginald Purdell

Frank

George Carney

George Carney

Phil Corkery

Themes & Keywords

waitressrevengefilm noirbrighton, englandblack and whitebritish noir

About Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1948 exploring themes of waitress, revenge, film noir, brighton, england, black and white, british noir. Directed by John Boulting, it stars Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell. 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.

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