Sapphire (1959)

Name: Sapphire
Released: 1959-11-02
Duration: 92 min

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Director: Basil Dearden
Runtime: 92 minutes
Original release date: 1959-11-02 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)

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.

London screenings

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7 November 2026 at 15:15 · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, UK · Sapphire · standard · Book with the cinema