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Brighton Rock

Synopsis

Adapted from Graham Greene's iconic 1939 novel, BRIGHTON ROCK charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime.
 
At the heart of the story is the anti-hero Pinkie's relationship with Rose - an apparently innocent young waitress who stumbles on evidence linking Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing that Pinkie commits. After the murder, Pinkie seduces Rose, first in an effort to find out how much she knows and latterly to ensure she will not talk to the police. A love story between a murderer and a witness; can Pinkie trust Rose or should he kill her before she talks to the police? Can Rose trust Pinkie or is she next in line?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
111 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Rowan Joffe 1st Feature
Producer
Jenny Borgars, Will Clarke, Jamie Laurenson, Paul Ritchie
Co-Producer
Jenny Borgars, Will Clarke, Jamie Laurenson, Paul Ritchie
Editor
Joe Walker
Screenwriter
Rowan Joffe
Director of Photography
John Mathieson
Production Designer
James Merifield
Sound
Harry Barnes, Gareth Bull, Martin Cantwell, Martin Trevis, Adam Mendez
Composer
Martin Phipps
Principal cast
Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Helen Mirren, John Hurt

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Production Status

Production Company

Kudos Film and Television

12-14 Amwell St
London EC1R 1UQ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7812 3270

BBC Films

Room 6023
BBC Television Centre
Wood Lane
London W12 7RJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 8576 7265

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms

Optimum Releasing

50 Marshall St.
London W1F 9BQ
UK

T +44 (0)207 534 2700

Sales Company

StudioCanal

1 place du Spectacle
9286 Issy-les-Moulineaux
France

T +31 (0)1 71 35 35 35

www.studiocanal.com

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