Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Director: John Boulting Cast: Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
, Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley
, William Hartnell
William Hartnell
, Carol Marsh
Carol Marsh
John Boulting
Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Director: John Boulting Cast: Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
, Hermione Baddeley
Hermione Baddeley
, William Hartnell
William Hartnell
, Carol Marsh
Carol Marsh
John Boulting

DVD (Subtitled)

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Overview

This unsparing, brutal look at the British criminal underbelly stars Richard Attenborough as Pinkie Brown, a pock-marked gang leader. While leading his men in a racetrack robbery, Pinkie kills a man. He convinces pretty waitress Rose (Carol Marsh) to provide him with an alibi, promising to marry her in exchange. After the wedding, the sociopathic Pinkie conducts a slow and careful campaign to drive his young wife to suicide. A moody, well-acted film with a stunning performance by the 24-year-old Attenborough, Brighton Rock is notable for bringing a new vicious realism to British crime cinema. Adapted by Terrance Rattigan and Graham Greene, from Greene's novel, the screenplay is superlative. The grim realism and sordid subject matter of the film is striking, handled by twin filmmakers Roy and John Boulting, who use mood and dark, stark photography to convey an almost palpable sense of dread. The American distributor of Brighton Rock, smelling disaster with that ambivalent title, renamed the film Young Scarface, and while it was quite controversial in its day, the film can't quite recapture the impact it had upon its initial release.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/05/2020
UPC: 0738329246655
Original Release: 1948
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:32:00
Sales rank: 50,898

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas; Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Attenborough Pinkie Brown
Hermione Baddeley Ida Arnold
William Hartnell Dallow
Carol Marsh Rose Brown
Nigel Stock Cubitt
Wylie Watson Spicer
Harcourt Williams Prewitt
Alan Wheatley Fred Hale
George Carney Phil Corkery
Charles Goldner Colleoni
Reginald Purdell Frank
Norman Griffiths and Orch. Actor
Constance Smith Actor
Hans May Composer

Technical Credits
John Boulting Director,Producer
Terence Rattigan Screenwriter
Graham Greene Screenwriter
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