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Brighton Rock (1947)

92 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir   -  December 1947 (UK)
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Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course... See full summary »

Director:

John Boulting

Writers:

Graham Greene (from the novel by), Graham Greene (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Attenborough ...
Hermione Baddeley ...
William Hartnell William Hartnell ...
Harcourt Williams ...
Prewitt
Wylie Watson Wylie Watson ...
Spicer
Nigel Stock ...
Cubitt
Virginia Winter Virginia Winter ...
Judy (as Victoria Winter)
Reginald Purdell Reginald Purdell ...
Frank
George Carney George Carney ...
Charles Goldner Charles Goldner ...
Colleoni
Alan Wheatley Alan Wheatley ...
Fred Hale
Carol Marsh Carol Marsh ...
Lina Barrie Lina Barrie ...
Molly
Joan Sterndale-Bennett Joan Sterndale-Bennett ...
Delia
Harry Ross Harry Ross ...
Bill Brewer
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Storyline

Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, the police believe it to be suicide. This doesn't convince Ida Arnold, who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to find the truth. She comes across naive waitress Rose, who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her. But with his gang beginning to doubt his ability, and his rivals taking over his business, Pinkie starts to become more desperate and violent. Written by measham  

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Plot Keywords:

Gang | Waitress | Murder | Seaside | Brighton England  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Finstere Gassen See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,626 (USA) (21 June 2009) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$223,887 (USA) (30 October 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Brighton Borough Council refused permission for use of the race course because of the damage association with gang crime would do to the town's image (see the on-screen disclaimer at the start of the film). See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Ida and her friend observe Pinkie and Rose from the hotel lobby balcony, their voices are heard speaking to one another while their mouths are closed. See more »

Quotes

Mother Superior: [while comforting Rose after Pinkie's death] You or I cannot fathom the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.
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Crazy Credits

Brighton today is a large, jolly, friendly seaside town in Sussex, exactly
one hour's journey from London.
But in the years between the two wars, behind the Regency terraces and
crowded beaches, there was another Brighton of dark alleyways and festering
slums. From here the poison of crime and violence and gang warfare began to
spread until the challenge was taken up by the Police.
This is a story of that other Brighton - now happily no more. See more »

Connections

Featured in Empire of the Censors (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Let Bygones Be Bygones"
(uncredited)
Written by Joseph George Gilbert (as Jos. Geo. Gilbert)
Sung by Hermione Baddeley and the pub patrons See more »