Se7en
1995 · Crime · Mystery
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Film / 1959
Sapphire
Directed by
Basil Dearden
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.
The story
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.
Cast
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 (uncredited)
Peter VaughanDetective Whitehead (uncredited)
Yvonne BuckinghamSapphire Robbins
Jocelyn BrittonPatsy
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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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