Brighton Rock (1948)

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7.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Boulting

Starring (View all)

Richard Attenborough
Pinkie Brown

Hermione Baddeley
Ida Arnold

William Hartnell
Dallow

Harcourt Williams
Prewitt

Wylie Watson
Spicer

Nigel Stock
Cubitt

Virginia Winter
Judy

George Carney
Phil Corkery

Written by

Graham Greene
(from the novel by)

Terence Rattigan
(screenplay)

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13 years, 5 months ago at Nov 13 9:52

Citizen Caine

Sensational. A tough, tense British gangster thriller with a superb Richard Attenborough who has a hell of a presence playing 'Pinkie' Brown, the leader of a group of mobsters, clearing up a murder racket. Caught up in the mess is the lovely Carol Marsh (who unfortunately died early this year) who falls for Pinkie, unaware that Pinkie is not in love with her. The working class struggle of post war... read more

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Release date: 21 September 1948

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