Sapphire

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Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film that explores racial tensions and prejudice in London through the investigation of a young woman's murder.

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Sapphire canonical 4

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instanceOf film ⓘ
addressesIssue interracial relationships ⓘ
racism in the United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best British Film ⓘ
baftaBestBritishFilmYear 1959 ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
cinematographyBy Harry Waxman ⓘ
colorProcess Eastmancolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Basil Dearden ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Rank Organisation ⓘ
editedBy John D. Guthridge ⓘ
era post-war British cinema ⓘ
genre crime drama film ⓘ
crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
hasCharacterType mixed-race characters ⓘ
police detectives ⓘ
university students ⓘ
hasFilmRating BBFC X (original UK release) ⓘ
mainTheme prejudice ⓘ
racial tensions ⓘ
medium 35 mm film ⓘ
musicBy Philip Green ⓘ
narrativeFocus investigation of a young woman's murder ⓘ
notableFor early depiction of racial prejudice in British cinema ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf British social problem films ⓘ
plotSummary A police investigation into the murder of a young woman reveals racial tensions and prejudice in London. ⓘ
producer Michael Relph ⓘ
productionCompany Allied Film Makers ⓘ
releaseDate 1959-04-14 ⓘ
releaseYear 1959 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 92 ⓘ
screenwriter Janet Green ⓘ
setInLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
stars Bernard Miles ⓘ
Earl Cameron ⓘ
Michael Craig ⓘ
Nigel Patrick ⓘ
Olga Lindo ⓘ
Paul Massie ⓘ
Yvonne Mitchell ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s ⓘ

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Michael Balcon → notableWork → Sapphire ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
Basil Dearden → notableWork → Sapphire ⓘ
Basil Dearden → workedOn → Sapphire ⓘ
Michael Relph → notableWork → Sapphire ⓘ