Summary
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 71
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −14 min on the typical 106
typical 10692Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+19
Released
1948
January 9, 1948
78 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 people
Richard AttenboroughPinkie Brown
Hermione BaddeleyIda Arnold
William HartnellDallow
Nigel StockCubitt
Wylie WatsonSpicer
Carol MarshRose Brown
Harcourt WilliamsPrewitt
Virginia WinterJudy
Reginald PurdellFrank
George CarneyPhil Corkery
Charles GoldnerColleoni
Alan WheatleyFred Hale- LBLina BarrieMolly
- JSJoan Sterndale-BennettDelia
- HRHarry RossBrewer
- CCCampbell CopelinPolice Inspector
Marianne StoneWaitress- NWNorman WatsonRacecourse Evangelist
Constance SmithSinger (uncredited)
Pamela CundellPierrot Artiste- GSGeorge SpenceMan at Races (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- John Boulting Director
- Gerry Mitchell Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Terence Rattigan Screenplay
- Graham Greene Novel, Screenplay
Production · 3
- Roy Boulting Producer
- Gerard Bryant Production Manager
- Peter De Sarigny Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Harry Waxman Director of Photography
- Gilbert Taylor Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Peter Graham Scott Editor
Sound · 5
- Hans May Conductor, Original Music Composer
- John Addison Music Arranger
- F. McNally Sound Recordist
- Leslie Julian Jones Songs
- Audrey Bennett Sound Editor
Art · 1
- John Howell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Honoria Plesch Costume Design
- Bob Clark Makeup Artist
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