Brighton Rock
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United Kingdom · 1948
Rated R · 1h 32m
Director John Boulting
Starring Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell, Nigel Stock
Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
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