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Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie. A progressive film for its time, [4] it focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies , and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of ...
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Sapphire: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie. The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Basil Dearden
- 1959-11-02
Movie Info. A pregnant college student named Sapphire Robbins (Yvonne Buckingham) is murdered in London's Hampstead Heath. When police superintendent Robert Hazard (Nigel Patrick) discovers that...
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- Nigel Patrick
- Basil Dearden
- Artna Films Ltd.
Sapphire. Summaries. The murder of a young woman in London exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in the area. In 1950s London, racial hostility toward Commonwealth immigrants is openly paraded. A pregnant girl, initially assumed to be white, is murdered.
May 12, 2020 · Brief Synopsis. A "light-skinned" black co-ed has a penchant for passing as white and hanging at London's bars at night. When she is found murdered, a number of suspects are considered, including the naive white architect student who fell in love with her,never suspecting she was black.
- Basil Dearden
- Nigel Patrick
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Synopsis. The sensational story of a girl who didn’t belong. 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 ...
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