Brighton Rock (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Directed by John Boulting

Starring: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell, Carol Marsh, Nigel Stock, George Carney, Charles Goldner, Reginald Purdell, Constance Smith, Wylie Watson, Alan Wheatley, Harcourt Williams
Contributors: Roy Boulting, Graham Greene, Terence Rattigan, Hans May, Harry Waxman
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Classic
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 28 Feb 2011
Originally Issued: 1947
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.
Run Time: 88 minutes

Description

Roy Boulton directs this classic adaptation of the Graham Greene novel detailing the activities of a group of thugs in 1930s Brighton. Pinkie Brown (Richard Attenborough) is the head of a gang of small time crooks who make their money from a protection racket centred around Brighton race course. Pinkie is known for his short fuse and brutality, so his murder of a rival, Fred (Alan Wheatley), is very much in character.

Pinkie believes, nonetheless, that he has got away with the crime until the promptings of a suspicious local woman, Ida (Hermione Baddeley), threaten to have the case reopened. Since only one person can identify him as the murderer, the waitress, Rose Brown (Carol Marsh), Pinkie comes up with an ingenious solution - marry Rose to stop her testifying against him. But will things go to plan?

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Interviews: Rowan Joffe (Director), 1954 NFT interview with Richard Attenborough and John Bouting, Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough
• Commentary: Rowan Joffe (Director), Joe Walker (Editor)
• Making Of Documentary
• Other Documentary: 'Kenneth Hume's Mods and Rockers'