Brighton Rock (1948)

6.8/10 • 92 min • Crime Drama Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Attenborough

Pinkie Brown

Hermione Baddeley

Ida Arnold

William Hartnell

Dallow

Nigel Stock

Cubitt

Wylie Watson

Spicer

Carol Marsh

Rose Brown

Harcourt Williams

Prewitt

Virginia Winter

Judy

Reginald Purdell

Frank

George Carney

Phil Corkery

Alan Wheatley

Fred Hale

Marianne Stone

Waitress

Constance Smith

Singer (uncredited)

Pamela Cundell

Pierrot Artiste

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