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Released 16 years ago.
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Brighton Rock
"Love. Murder. Revenge."
2010 1h 51m EN
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★5.7TMDB · 117
DramaThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.
“Love. Murder. Revenge.”
Cast
Sam Riley
Pinkie
Andrea Riseborough
Rose
Andy Serkis
Mr Colleoni
Helen Mirren
Ida
John Hurt
Phil Corkery
Sean Harris
Hale
Phil Davis
Frank Spicer
Nonso Anozie
Dallow
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rowan Joffé
- Writers
- Rowan Joffé
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rowan Joffé, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Martin Phipps. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joe Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough and Andy Serkis carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Love. Murder. Revenge.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1233192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Rowan Joffé directs. John Mathieson behind the camera. Martin Phipps scores. Joe Walker cuts. Produced in France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
- 3Directed by Rowan Joffé, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Martin Phipps. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joe Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough and Andy Serkis carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Love. Murder. Revenge.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1233192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 11 themes, including "waitress", "based on novel or book", "nightmare", "prayer".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Mathieson
- Original score
- Martin Phipps
- Editing
- Joe Walker
- Production design
- James Merifield
- Costume design
- Julian Day
- Makeup / hair
- Kitty Greenwood
- Sound
- Martin Cantwell
- Stunt coordinator
- Julian Spencer
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- 16
Also by
Rowan Joffé
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
UK Film Council
GB
BBC Film
GB
Kudos
GB
StudioCanal
FR
Key crew
- NovelGraham Greene
- EditorJoe Walker
- Art DirectionPaul Ghirardani
- Wardrobe SupervisorJane Marcantonio
- Title DesignerAntony Buonomo
- Production DesignJames Merifield
- Costume DesignJulian Day
- Makeup ArtistKitty Greenwood
- GafferAlan Martin
- Makeup DesignerIvana Primorac
- Music EditorChristoph Bauschinger
- ProducerPaul Webster
- First Assistant DirectorGuy Heeley
- Supervising Sound EditorHarry Barnes
- Hair DesignerIvana Primorac
- Property MasterRaymond Perry
- Special Effects SupervisorStuart Brisdon
- Production CoordinatorMona Benjamin
- Script SupervisorPaula Casarin
- Sound DesignerMartin Cantwell
- Location ManagerJason Wheeler
- Still PhotographerAlex Bailey
- Dialect CoachSandra Frieze
- Key GripGary Hymns
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- waitress
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- prayer
- gang war
- riot
- remake
- revenge
- gang
- brighton, england
- record
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-09-1316
Also known as
International titles
- Брайтонский леденецRU
- Kiveä kovempiFI
- Кеят на злотоBG
