
Brighton Rock. 1947. Great Britain. Directed by John Boulting. Written by Graham Greene, Terence Rattigan, based on the novel by Greene. With Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley. 35mm. 92 min.
In one of the darkest of British noirs, razor-wielding psycho “Pinkie” (Richard Attenborough, in his breakthrough starring role) marries underage waitress Carol Marsh just to cover up a crime. “The best [film to capture] on celluloid [Greene’s] seedy world of evil, sin, and betrayal. The casting is impeccable—the most authentic criminal band ever assembled in a British movie” (Phillip French).