Brighton Rock (1948): Graham Greene’s seaside noir comes to vivid, chilling life in this tale of sin, salvation, and razor-sharp violence.
Richard Attenborough is unforgettable as Pinkie Brown, the baby-faced gangster whose charm is as brittle as his morality. Set against the faded glamour of Brighton’s pier and penny arcades, the film captures the grim underbelly of a resort town where holiday laughter is drowned out by the crash of desperation and deceit.
With its stark cinematography and simmering tension, Brighton Rock is a gripping portrait of a man teetering on the edge of damnation—an edge as sharp as the blade he keeps in his pocket.