1959 | United Kingdom | Fiction

Sapphire

  • English English 92 mins
  • Director | Basil Dearden
  • Writer | Janet Green
  • Producer | Michael Relph

STATUS: Released

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A beautiful female college student is found dead in a public park; the police soon discover that her murder may have been racially motivated. Basil Dearden’s bold, direct police procedural, starring Nigel Patrick as the detective in charge of the investigation, is a devastating look at the way bigotry crosses class divides, and a snapshot of the increasingly interracial culture of England in the late fifties.

Race Mystery Prejudice Identity Justice
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The Criterion Collection
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