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Released
1959 · FILM

Sapphire

The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.

Directed by
Runtime
92 min
CrimeDramaMystery
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by John D GuthridgeShot by Harry WaxmanScored by Philip Green

Also known as

  • Das Mädchen Saphirde
  • Crimen al atardeceres
  • Opération Scotland Yardfr
  • Zaffiro neroit

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