Sapphire (1959)
1h 32m
Running Time
November 2, 1959Release Date
Plot.
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Nigel Patrick
Chief Inspector Hazard
Yvonne Mitchell
Mildred Farr
Michael Craig
Police Inspector Learoyd
Paul Massie
David Harris
Bernard Miles
Mr. Ted Harris
Olga Lindo
Mrs. Ted Harris
Earl Cameron
Dr. Robbins
Gordon Heath
Paul Slade
Barbara Steele
Student
Jocelyn Britton
Patsy
Peter Vaughan
Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Harry Baird
Johnnie Fiddle
Yvonne Buckingham
Sapphire Robbins
Basil Dearden
Director
Janet Green
Writer
Robert Adams
Horace Big Cigar
Lukas Heller
Writer
Desmond Llewelyn
Police Constable
Fenella Fielding
Lingerie Shop Manageress
Michael Relph
Producer
Philip Green
Composer
Susan Stranks
Student
Freda Bamford
Sgt. Cook
Harry Waxman
Cinematographer
John D. Guthridge
Editor
Rupert Davies
Ferris
Orlando Martins
Barman
Grace Arnold
Sapphire's Landlady
Thomas Baptiste
Man on the Street
Victor Brooks
Police Sgt.
Basil Dignam
Doctor Burgess
Dorothy Gordon
Lily
Nora Gordon
Newsagent's Wife
Lucy Griffiths
Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady
Vanda Hudson
Girl at Tulip Club
Dan Jackson
Nightclub Owner
Philip Lowrie
Student
Bartlett Mullins
Newsagent
Philip Ray
Mr. Young
Lloyd Reckord
Pianist in International Club
John Richardson
Student
Richard Vernon
Doctor at Crime Scene
Christopher Witty
Boy
Dolores Mantez
Student (International Club)
Anthony Singleton
Bit Part
Geremy Phillips
Youth
Joan Hooley
Woman in Street
Boscoe Holder
Dancer in Nightclub
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Details.
Release DateNovember 2, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden, starring Nigel Patrick, Earl Cameron and Yvonne Mitchell. It focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies, and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of another race. It was considered a progressive film for its time.
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