| Sapphire | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sapphireposter.jpg) UK release poster | |
| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
| Written by | Janet Green |
| Produced by | Michael Relph Earl St. John (executive producer) |
| Starring | Nigel Patrick Yvonne Mitchell Michael Craig Paul Massie |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | John D. Guthridge |
| Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | Artna Films |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £140,000[1] or $400,000[2] |
| Box office | over $1 million (US)[2] |
Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie.[3] A progressive film for its time,[4] it focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies, and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of another race.[5]
- ^ Edward Goring, "Sapphire, ' Made on a Shoestring Budget, Gets British Award", Daily Mail (London, England), Wednesday, 23 March 1960, p. 3.
- ^ a b "Move Towards Bigger Budget Films". Variety. 27 November 1963. p. 19.
- ^ "Sapphire". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Britmovie.co.uk".
- ^ Screenonline Sapphire (1959)