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Brighton Rock

  • 19471947
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.4K
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Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1947)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a ri... Read allIn Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang.In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang.
IMDb RATING
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6.4K
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    • John Boulting
    • Graham Greene(from the novel by)
    • Terence Rattigan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Hermione Baddeley
    • William Hartnell
    • John Boulting
    • Graham Greene(from the novel by)
    • Terence Rattigan(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Hermione Baddeley
    • William Hartnell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
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    Richard Attenborough and Wylie Watson in Brighton Rock (1947)
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    Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough, William Hartnell, and Harry Ross in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough, William Hartnell, Nigel Stock, and Alan Wheatley in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh in Brighton Rock (1947)
    Alan Wheatley in Brighton Rock (1947)
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    Hermione Baddeley in Brighton Rock (1947)

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    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Pinkie Brown
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Ida Arnold
    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Dallow
    Harcourt Williams
    Harcourt Williams
    • Prewitt
    Wylie Watson
    Wylie Watson
    • Spicer
    Nigel Stock
    Nigel Stock
    • Cubitt
    Virginia Winter
    • Judy
    Reginald Purdell
    • Frank
    George Carney
    George Carney
    • Phil Corkery
    Charles Goldner
    Charles Goldner
    • Colleoni
    Alan Wheatley
    Alan Wheatley
    • Fred Hale
    Carol Marsh
    • Rose
    Lina Barrie
    • Molly
    Joan Sterndale-Bennett
    • Delia
    Harry Ross
    • Brewer
    Campbell Copelin
    • Police Inspector
    Marianne Stone
    Marianne Stone
    • Waitress
    • (as Mary Stone)
    Norman Watson
    • Racecourse Evangelist
      • John Boulting
      • Graham Greene(from the novel by) (screenplay by)
      • Terence Rattigan(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Filming took place in Brighton using hidden cameras in amongst the real-life crowds. This was mainly because the Brighton authorities objected to the way their town was being depicted as a haven for gangsters.
    • Goofs
      When Fred Hale (Alan Wheatley) makes his abortive run away from Pinkie's gang to the railway station in the center of Brighton, he sees his way blocked and turns and catches a number 40 bus leaving from the bus stand. The next shot shows the bus leaving, but it's now a number 6. When he gets off, it's number 40 again.
    • Quotes

      Pinkie Brown: [in a recording booth, making a disc for the doting, oblivious Rose] You asked me to make a record of me voice. Well, here it is. What you want me to say is 'I love you.' Here's the truth. I hate you, you little slut. You make me sick.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film Review: Richard Attenborough (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      More Than Ever
      by Leslie Julian Jones

      Arranged by John Addison

      Performed by Constance Smith (uncredited)

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    8/10
    Classy adaptation of a great novel.
    Very strong thriller from the Boulting brothers with a cracking performance from Dickie Attenborough as the starey-eyed Pinkie, and William Hartnell looking young(ish) and spry as his friend, henchman and conscience Dallow. Lacking some of the book's depth and darkness, but staying surprisingly faithful to many important plot points, the pace is electric and the players all excellent. The sticky squalor and roughness of the town and the time are vividly realised, and Pinkie is about as bad as they come. One of the great British thrillers, and for those familiar with the book, check out the sweet, ingenious ending.
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    • thehumanduvet
    • May 5, 2000

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1948 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Brighton Racecourse, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
      • Charter Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Black and White

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