Sapphire
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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.
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Cast
- Nigel Patrick
- Superintendent Robert Hazard
- Michael Craig
- Inspector Phil Learoyd
- Yvonne Mitchell
- Mildred
- Paul Massie
- David Harris
- Bernard Miles
- Ted Harris
- Olga Lindo
- Mrs. Harris
- Earl Cameron
- Dr. Robbins
- Gordon Heath
- Paul Slade
- Jocelyn Britton
- Patsy
- Harry Baird
- Johnnie Fiddle
Credits
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Producer
- Michael Relph
- Screenplay
- Janet Green
- Cinematography
- Harry Waxman
- Art direction
- Carmen Dillon
- Editing
- John D. Guthridge
- Music
- Philip Green
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