Sapphire

Sapphire (1959)

The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1959-11-02
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 43 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Artna Films Ltd.
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Basil Dearden
star 7/10
From 43 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Nigel Patrick

    as Superintendent Robert Hazard

  • Michael Craig

    as Inspector Phil Learoyd

  • Yvonne Mitchell

    as Mildred

  • Paul Massie

    as David Harris

  • Bernard Miles

    as Ted Harris

  • Olga Lindo

    as Mrs. Harris

  • Earl Cameron

    as Dr. Robbins

  • Gordon Heath

    as Paul Slade

  • Barbara Steele

    as Student

  • Peter Vaughan

    as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

  • Yvonne Buckingham

    as Sapphire Robbins

  • Jocelyn Britton

    as Patsy

  • Robert Adams

    as Horace Big Cigar

  • Desmond Llewelyn

    as Police Constable

  • Fenella Fielding

    as Lingerie Shop Manageress

  • Susan Stranks

    as Student

  • Freda Bamford

    as Sgt. Cook

  • Rupert Davies

    as Ferris

  • Orlando Martins

    as Barman

  • Harry Baird

    as Johnnie Fiddle

  • Grace Arnold

    as Sapphire's Landlady

  • Thomas Baptiste

    as Man on the Street

  • Victor Brooks

    as Police Sgt.

  • Basil Dignam

    as Doctor Burgess

  • Dorothy Gordon

    as Lily

  • Nora Gordon

    as Newsagent's Wife

  • Lucy Griffiths

    as Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady

  • Vanda Hudson

    as Girl at Tulip Club

  • Dan Jackson

    as Nightclub Owner

  • Philip Lowrie

    as Student

  • Bartlett Mullins

    as Newsagent

  • Philip Ray

    as Mr. Young

  • Lloyd Reckord

    as Pianist in International Club

  • John Richardson

    as Student

  • Richard Vernon

    as Doctor at Crime Scene

  • Christopher Witty

    as Boy

  • Dolores Mantez

    as Student (International Club)

  • Anthony Singleton

    as Bit Part

  • Geremy Phillips

    as Youth

  • Joan Hooley

    as Woman in Street

  • Boscoe Holder

    as Dancer in Nightclub

  • George Curtis

    as Police Constable
Directing Basil Dearden Director
Writing Janet Green Writer
Production Michael Relph Producer
Sound Philip Green Music
Camera Harry Waxman Director of Photography
Editing John D. Guthridge Editor
Art Carmen Dillon Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Julie Harris Costume Design
Camera H. A. R. Thomson Camera Operator
Sound Arthur Ridout Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up W.T. Partleton Makeup Artist
Crew Arthur Alcott Production Controller
Directing Tilly Day Continuity
Sound John Dankworth Musician
Sound Harry Fairbairn Sound Assistant
Art Dickie Bamber Standby Property Master
Directing David W. Orton Assistant Director
Production Douglas Pierce Production Manager
Production Earl St. John Executive Producer
Crew Lukas Heller Additional Dialogue
Sound Dudley Messenger Sound Recordist
Sound Bill Daniels Sound Recordist

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