Sapphire

Directed by Basil Dearden
1959    1h 32m    Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Mystery,
7.272%
In 1950s London, racial hostility toward Commonwealth immigrants is openly paraded. A pregnant girl, initially assumed to be white, is murdered. As two detectives start to investigate and discover her racial origins are much more mixed, public prejudices and those of the officers themselves are exposed.
Cast of Sapphire
  • Nigel PatrickSuperintendent Robert Hazard
  • Michael CraigInspector Phil Learoyd
  • Yvonne MitchellMildred
  • Paul MassieDavid Harris
  • Bernard MilesTed Harris
  • Olga LindoMrs. Harris
  • Earl CameronDr. Robbins
  • Gordon HeathPaul Slade
  • Barbara SteeleStudent
  • Peter VaughanDetective Whitehead (uncredited)
  • Yvonne BuckinghamSapphire Robbins
  • Jocelyn BrittonPatsy
  • Robert AdamsHorace Big Cigar
  • Desmond LlewelynPolice Constable
  • Fenella FieldingLingerie Shop Manageress
  • Susan StranksStudent
  • Freda BamfordSgt. Cook
  • Rupert DaviesFerris
  • Orlando MartinsBarman
  • Harry BairdJohnnie Fiddle
  • Grace ArnoldSapphire's Landlady
  • Thomas BaptisteMan on the Street
  • Victor BrooksPolice Sgt.
  • Basil DignamDoctor Burgess
  • Dorothy GordonLily
  • Nora GordonNewsagent's Wife
  • Lucy GriffithsJohnnie Fiddle's Landlady
  • Vanda HudsonGirl at Tulip Club
  • Dan JacksonNightclub Owner
  • Philip LowrieStudent
  • Bartlett MullinsNewsagent
  • Philip RayMr. Young
  • Lloyd ReckordPianist in International Club
  • John RichardsonStudent
  • Richard VernonDoctor at Crime Scene
  • Christopher WittyBoy
  • Dolores MantezStudent (International Club)
  • Anthony SingletonBit Part
  • Geremy PhillipsYouth
  • Joan HooleyWoman in Street
  • Boscoe HolderDancer in Nightclub
  • George CurtisPolice Constable
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