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Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS! - Brighton Rock
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Title: Brighton Rock

Release Date: 9 Jan 1948

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Charter Film Productions, Associated British Picture Corporation

Production Companies: Charter Film Productions, Associated British Picture Corporation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.846 (120 votes)

Cast

  • Pinkie Brown: Richard Attenborough
  • Ida Arnold: Hermione Baddeley
  • Dallow: William Hartnell
  • Cubitt: Nigel Stock
  • Spicer: Wylie Watson
  • Rose Brown: Carol Marsh
  • Prewitt: Harcourt Williams
  • Judy: Virginia Winter
  • Frank: Reginald Purdell
  • Phil Corkery: George Carney
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