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Sapphire

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

1959-11-02 Mystery 1hr 32m

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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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    1959-11-02
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 32m
  • Genre
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Artna Films Ltd., The Rank Organisation

Crew

Basil Dearden
Director
Janet Green
Writer
Michael Relph
Producer

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Cast

Nigel Patrick

Nigel Patrick

Superintendent Robert Hazard
Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Inspector Phil Learoyd
Paul Massie

Paul Massie

David Harris
Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

Ted Harris
Olga Lindo

Olga Lindo

Mrs. Harris
Earl Cameron

Earl Cameron

Dr. Robbins
Gordon Heath

Gordon Heath

Paul Slade
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Yvonne Buckingham

Yvonne Buckingham

Sapphire Robbins
Robert Adams

Robert Adams

Horace Big Cigar
Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Police Constable
Fenella Fielding

Fenella Fielding

Lingerie Shop Manageress
Freda Bamford

Freda Bamford

Sgt. Cook
Harry Baird

Harry Baird

Johnnie Fiddle
Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

Sapphire's Landlady
Thomas Baptiste

Thomas Baptiste

Man on the Street
Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

Police Sgt.
Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Doctor Burgess
Nora Gordon

Nora Gordon

Newsagent's Wife
Lucy Griffiths

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Johnnie Fiddle's Landlady
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Dolores Mantez

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Student (International Club)
Joan Hooley

Joan Hooley

Woman in Street
Boscoe Holder

Boscoe Holder

Dancer in Nightclub
George Curtis

George Curtis

Police Constable

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Sapphire
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-11-13

When the eponymous girl is found murdered, it falls to "Supt. Hazard" (Nigel Patrick) and his sidekick "Learoyd" (Michael Craig) to get to t... read more

When the eponymous girl is found murdered, it falls to "Supt. Hazard" (Nigel Patrick) and his sidekick "Learoyd" (Michael Craig) to get to the bottom of things. There seems a genuine sense of shock amongst her friends, her landlady and her fiancée "David" (Paul Massie) and his family but when her brother, a doctor, arrives the whole investigation takes on an whole new complexion. What now ensues in a rather unsophisticated police drama, admittedly, but the social and racial aspects of life in London in the late 1950s are writ large - a poignant and frankly rather shameful indictment of attitudes amongst people of various social classes who allow bigotry to remain an accepted part of day-to-day life - even amongst those looking into the crime. Patrick is solid here, as is the victim's would-be father-in-law Bernard Miles ("Ted") and though the denouement has shades of Agatha Christie to it, it's still quite a well paced, compelling and uncomfortable, watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

When the eponymous girl is found murdered, it falls to "Supt. Hazard" (Nigel Patrick) and his sidekick "Learoyd" (Michael Craig) to get to the bottom of things. There seems a genuine sense of shock amongst her friends, her landlady and her ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-11-13

When the eponymous girl is found murdered, it falls to "Supt. Hazard" (Nigel Patrick) and his sidekick "Learoyd" (Michael Craig) to get to the bottom of things. There seems a genuine sense of shock am...

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