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Release Date:
November 2, 1959
Original Title:
Sapphire
Alternate Titles:
Meçhul Kadın
비련의 여인 사파이어
Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
Artna Films Ltd.
The Rank Organisation
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG US: NR
Runtime: 92
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Additional Dialogue:
Lukas Heller
Art Direction:
Carmen Dillon
Assistant Director:
David W. Orton
Camera Operator:
H. A. R. Thomson
Continuity:
Tilly Day
Costume Design:
Julie Harris
Director:
Basil Dearden
Director of Photography:
Harry Waxman
Editor:
John D. Guthridge
Executive Producer:
Earl St. John
Makeup Artist:
W.T. Partleton
Music:
Philip Green
Musician:
John Dankworth
Producer:
Michael Relph
Production Controller:
Arthur Alcott
Production Manager:
Douglas Pierce
Sound Assistant:
Harry Fairbairn
Sound Editor:
Arthur Ridout
Sound Recordist:
Dudley Messenger
Bill Daniels
Standby Property Master:
Dickie Bamber
Writer:
Janet Green
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