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The second adaptation of the classic Graham Greene novel and the directorial debut of screenwriter Rowan Joffe (THE AMERICAN), BRIGHTON ROCK follows psychotic gang leader Pinkie (Sam Riley û CONTROL) and his exploits in Brighton of the 1960s.Product Identifiers
ProducerPaul Webster
EAN5055201816153
eBay Product ID (ePID)102188351
Product Key Features
ActorSam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, Nonso Anozie, John Hurt, Helen Mirren, Phil Davies
Film/TV TitleBrighton Rock
DirectorRowan Joffe
LanguageEnglish
Run Time111 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2011
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsThe Guardian - A masterpiece, Empire - [I]t's an adaptation brimming with enough ideas to justify this second stick of Rock
Additional InformationWriter Rowan Joffe (THE AMERICAN) makes his feature film directorial debut with this searing adaptation of the Graham Greene novel. BRIGHTON ROCK follows psychotic gang leader Pinkie (Sam Riley û FRANKLYN) and focuses on his power struggles with local rivals and cruel manipulation of those closest to him. Updating the version made previously by John Boutling in 1947 (in which Richard Attenborough starred as Pinkie), Joffe's film transposes events to the 1960s, the height of the Mods and Rockers scene (epitomised in QUADROPHENIA). The shift in timeframe gives the film an historic context and authenticity that adds interesting layers to Greene's prose, which is as relevant today as it was when it was first published. Riley, who is best known for his turn as Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in CONTROL, gives another astonishing performance as the psychologically complex Pinkie and he's ably supported by a host of British talent that includes Andrea Riseborough (NEVER LET ME GO) and Helen Mirren (THE QUEEN).
ScreenwriterRowan Joffe
AuthorGraham Greene
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleBrighton Rock
Consumer AdviceContains strong language, twice very strong, and strong violence