Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Graham Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

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Release Date

1/9/1948

Runtime

92 mins

Overview

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A chilling descent into Brighton's violent criminal underworld, where a sadistic young gang leader wages a calculated vendetta with pitiless efficiency. The film's cold, noir-soaked atmosphere and relentless moral darkness offer no comfort, only the inexorable logic of brutality.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseBleakParanoid

Themes

CrimeRevengeCorruptionComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

Black and whiteHigh-contrastNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceSexual violence

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