Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1948 · 1h 32m

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock poster
Director
John Boulting
Cast
Richard Attenborough as Pinkie Brown Hermione Baddeley as Ida Arnold William Hartnell as Dallow Nigel Stock as Cubitt Wylie Watson as Spicer Carol Marsh as Rose Brown
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Peter Graham Scott — Editor Hans May — Original Music Composer Graham Greene — Screenplay Terence Rattigan — Screenplay Graham Greene — Novel
Tagline

Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
waitressrevengefilm noirbrighton, englandblack and whitebritish noir
Key Collaborators
John Boulting Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Peter Graham Scott Editor Hans May Original Music Composer Graham Greene Screenplay Terence Rattigan Screenplay Graham Greene Novel Roy Boulting Producer Honoria Plesch Costume Design
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