Sapphire
1959 · directed by Basil Dearden
- Rating
- 71/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Sapphire (1959), directed by Basil Dearden, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Nigel Patrick
- Michael Craig
- Yvonne Mitchell
- Paul Massie
- Bernard Miles
- Olga Lindo
- Earl Cameron
- Gordon Heath
- Barbara Steele
- Peter Vaughan
Crew
- Harry Waxman — Director of Photography
- John D. Guthridge — Editor
- Janet Green — Writer
More from Basil Dearden
- Victim (1961) — 83/100 · hit
- Dead of Night (1945) — 82/100 · hit
- Khartoum (1966) — 80/100 · hit
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) — 76/100
- The Blue Lamp (1950) — 73/100
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) — 67/100
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