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LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaThe murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.
- Ha vinto 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 vittorie e 4 candidature totali
Thomas Baptiste
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Victor Brooks
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Marie Burke
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Lo sapevi?
- QuizThe success of this movie, in spite of its controversial themes, encouraged Janet Green to write Victim (1961), and Basil Dearden to direct it.
- BlooperThe ripped photo used as a clue appears in two versions from the first time it's discovered. The first version shows Sapphire laughing as she dances, with her mouth open. The second shows her smiling broadly with her jaw closed. It's quite an odd, unnecessary blunder in a police procedural.
- Citazioni
Superintendent Robert Hazard: We didn't solve anything, Phil. We just picked up the pieces.
Recensione in evidenza
When a young woman's body is discovered on London's Hampstead Heath, the ensuing investigation quickly focuses on racial bigotry and hatred in 1950s Britain, exposing the prejudice amongst those under investigation AND those investigating.
Like so many other films from the 1940s and 1950s, Sapphire is yet another piece of groundbreaking British cinema now long forgotten. A little clunky and overly reliant on stereotyping by today's standards, but still a fascinating exploration of the fears and struggles inherent in a newly mixed-race society. Dearden has brought together an interesting cast here, cleverly giving matinée idol Craig a fairly unsympathetic role as a racist police officer, and being superbly served by Mitchell - her final scene is at once both compelling and distressing. Too many British cinema actors of the 40's and 50's have now been forgotten, and Mitchell is a prime example of why individual and collective reappraisals and retrospectives are long overdue.
Interesting companion piece to 1961's Flame In The Streets, then, and definitely worth catching if you can.
Like so many other films from the 1940s and 1950s, Sapphire is yet another piece of groundbreaking British cinema now long forgotten. A little clunky and overly reliant on stereotyping by today's standards, but still a fascinating exploration of the fears and struggles inherent in a newly mixed-race society. Dearden has brought together an interesting cast here, cleverly giving matinée idol Craig a fairly unsympathetic role as a racist police officer, and being superbly served by Mitchell - her final scene is at once both compelling and distressing. Too many British cinema actors of the 40's and 50's have now been forgotten, and Mitchell is a prime example of why individual and collective reappraisals and retrospectives are long overdue.
Interesting companion piece to 1961's Flame In The Streets, then, and definitely worth catching if you can.
- robertconnor
- 11 mar 2007
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Budget
- 400.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 32 minuti
- Proporzioni
- 1.66 : 1
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