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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.

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ProducerPaul Webster

EAN5055201814166

eBay Product ID (ePID)102183152

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 Time107 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary with Director Rowan Joffe and Editor Joe Walker\Cast and Crew Interviews\Mod or Rocker Featurette\Anatomy of a Scene: The Making of the Record\Reflections on the Boulting's BRIGHTON ROCK\Alternative Opening Sequence Storyboard\Mods and Rockers: 1964 short film Directed by Kenneth Hume

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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).

ReviewsThe Guardian - A masterpiece, Empire - [I]t's an adaptation brimming with enough ideas to justify this second stick of Rock

ScreenwriterRowan Joffe

AuthorGraham Greene

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleBrighton Rock

Consumer AdviceContains strong language, twice very strong, and strong violence