Brighton Rock
Summary:
This unsparing, brutal look at the British criminal underbelly stars Richard Attenborough as Pinkie Brown, a pock-marked gang leader. While leading his men in a racetrack robbery, Pinkie kills a man. He convinces pretty waitress Rose (Carol Marsh) to provide him with an alibi, promising to marry her in exchange. After the wedding, the sociopathic Pinkie conducts a slow and careful ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Attenborough - (Pinkie Brown)
Hermione Baddeley - (Ida Arnold)
William Hartnell - (Dallow)
Carol Marsh - (Rose Brown)
Harcourt Williams - (Prewitt)
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Review:
In adapting his novel for the screen, author Graham Greene (and co-scripter Terence Rattigan) skillfully retain the story's fascination with religion, a rare subtext for film noir. Baby-faced killer Pinkie Brown (Richard Attenborough) is a Catholic, clearly no longer practicing but still fascinated with the Church's ideas of sin and ... Continue >>
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