Brighton Rock (2010 film)

For other uses, see Brighton Rock.

Brighton Rock
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRowan Joffé
Screenplay byRowan Joffé
Based onBrighton Rock
by Graham Greene
Produced byPaul Webster
Starring
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited byJoe Walker
Music byMartin Phipps
Production
companies
Distributed byOptimum Releasing
Release dates
  • 13 September 2010 (2010-09-13) (TIFF)
  • 4 February 2011 (2011-02-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
111 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[3]
Box office$1.8 million[3]

Brighton Rock is a 2010 British crime film written and directed by Rowan Joffé and loosely based on Graham Greene's 1938 novel of the same name. The film stars Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, John Hurt, Sean Harris and Helen Mirren.[4]

The novel had previously been made into a film under the same title by the Boulting brothers that premiered in 1948. Although the novel and original film are both set in the 1930s, the 21st-century adaptation is set during the Mods and Rockers era of the 1960s.[5][6]

Sam Riley plays "Pinkie", the role originally played by Richard Attenborough. Filming began in October 2009. It was largely filmed in the nearby town of Eastbourne, with Eastbourne Pier standing in for Brighton Pier, and at Beachy Head. Some scenes were shot at Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire[7] and in Brighton itself.[7]

  1. ^ "StudioCanal Features". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "BRIGHTON ROCK (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Brighton Rock at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (25 August 2011). "'Brighton Rock,' Film of Graham Greene Novel - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ Dawtrey, Adam (15 May 2008). "Optimum to remake 'Brighton Rock'". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  6. ^ Elliott, Emily-Ann (19 May 2009). "Brighton set to Rock again". The Argus. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Filming Locations for Brighton Rock (2010) in Brighton, Eastbourne and London". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 23 November 2020.