Sapphire
The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.
19591h 32mNo ratings yet
- Crime
- Thriller
- Mystery
Overview
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.
Keywords
- london
- england
- police
- racial prejudice
- scotland yard
- murder investigation
- intrigue
- mixed race
- police procedural
- passing for white
- metropolitan police
- bafta winner
- london, england
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 2, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- The Rank Organisation,Artna Films Ltd.
- Cast
- Yvonne Mitchell,Olga Lindo,Bartlett Mullins,Earl Cameron,Jocelyn Britton,Christopher Witty,Gordon Heath,Dolores Mantez,Rupert Davies,Orlando Martinsand 32 more
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Writer
- Janet Green
- Producer
- Michael Relph,Earl St. John
- Cinematography
- Harry Waxman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0053242