Brighton Rock

Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

6.819481h 32mReleased

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1948-01-09

Runtime1h 32m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

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Cast & Crew

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

Harcourt Williams

as Prewitt

Virginia Winter

as Judy

Reginald Purdell

as Frank

George Carney

as Phil Corkery

Reviews

John Chard

Nov 2, 2013

10/10

Of course it’s true, these atheists don’t know nothing. Brighton Rock is directed by John Boulting and written by Graham Greene (also 1938 novel) and Terence Rattigan. Produced by Roy Boulting, it stars Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, William Hartnell, Hermione Baddeley, Harcourt Williams and Wylie Watson. Music is scored by Hans May and cin…

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CinemaSerf

Jul 26, 2023

7/10

Richard Attenborough and William Hartnell are both at the top of their game with this edgy and gritty adaptation of Graham Greene's novel of small-time, seaside, thuggery. The former is "Pinkie", the leader of a group of glorified ruffians who finds himself being chased by the police and just about everyone else following his revenge killing of a j…

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