---
title: 'Sapphire (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dearden'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sapphire-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053242/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sapphire (1959)

1959 · 92 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie. A progressive film for its time, it focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies, and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of another race.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philip Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-green)
- **Producer:** [Earl St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-st-john), [Michael Relph](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-relph)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-waxman)

## Cast

- [Yvonne Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-mitchell)
- [Barbara Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-steele)
- [Bernard Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-miles)
- [Rupert Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-davies)
- [Harry Baird](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-baird)
- [Earl Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-cameron)
- [Nigel Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-patrick)
- [Michael Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-craig)
- [Paul Massie](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-massie)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sapphire-1959
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