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Sapphire (1959)

Sapphire (1959)

Crime Thriller Mystery

The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.

Release Date: 1959, November 2
Directors: Basil Dearden
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Artna Films Ltd., The Rank Organisation
Cast: John Richardson, Earl Cameron, Peter Vaughan, Richard Vernon, Desmond Llewelyn, Victor Brooks, Basil Dignam, Bernard Miles, Dorothy Gordon, Dan Jackson, Robert Adams, Michael Craig

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

police london, england racial prejudice murder investigation intrigue scotland yard police procedural mixed race passing for white metropolitan police