Brighton Rock (1947) ( Young Scarface )

Brighton Rock (1947) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Young Scarface
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1947 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Boulting

Written By:
Graham Greene

Actors:
Richard Attenborough ..... Pinkie Brown
Carol Marsh ..... Rose Brown
Hermione Baddeley ..... Ida Arnold
William Hartnell ..... Dallow
Harcourt Williams ..... Prewitt
Wylie Watson ..... Spicer
Nigel Stock ..... Cubitt
Victoria Winter ..... Judy
Reginald Purdell ..... Frank
George Carney ..... Phil Corkery
Charles Goldner ..... Colleoni
Alan Wheatley ..... Fred Hale
Lina Barrie ..... Molly
Joan Sterndale-Bennett ..... Delia
Harry Ross ..... Bill Brewer

Synopsis:

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 campaign to drive his young wife to suicide. A moody, well-acted film with a stunning performance by the 24-year-old Attenborough, Brighton Rock is notable for bringing a new vicious realism to British crime cinema. Adapted by Terrance Rattigan and Graham Greene, from Greene's novel, the screenplay is superlative. The grim realism and sordid subject matter of the film is striking, handled by twin filmmakers Roy and John Boulting, who use mood and dark, stark photography to convey an almost palpable sense of dread. The American distributor of Brighton Rock, smelling disaster with that ambivalent title, renamed the film Young Scarface, and while it was quite controversial in its day, the film can't quite recapture the impact it had upon its initial release.

Pinkie Brown is a small-town hoodlum whose gang runs a protection racket based at Brighton race course. When Pinkie orders the murder of a rival, Fred, the police believe it to be suicide. This doesn't convince Ida Arnold, who was with Fred just before he died, and she sets out to find the truth. She comes across naive waitress Rose, who can prove that Fred was murdered. In an attempt to keep Rose quiet Pinkie marries her. But with his gang beginning to doubt his ability, and his rivals taking over his business, Pinkie starts to become more desperate and violent.

John Boulting directs this adaptation of Graham Greene's novel. 16-year-old gangster Pinkie Brown (Richard Attenborough) uses young waitress Rose Brown (Carol Marsh) as an alibi after commiting a murder at the race track. Worried that she will give him away, Pinkie marries Rose. However, his subsequent attempts to drive her to the point of suicide do not go according to plan.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 16 July, 2022.