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Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie. [3] A progressive film for its time, [4] 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.
The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs, which is loosely based on a real-life 1960s girl group that included Briggs' mother and aunt. [4] The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Briggs.
Yvonne Buckingham (born 1937) is an English actress who appeared in a number of minor or background roles on episodes of British television series or in British films. She played the title role, though only briefly appearing as the deceased victim, in the 1959 film Sapphire, but did appear in the lead role as Christine Keeler (who was not allowed to play herself) in the critically panned 1963 ...
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, [2] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels.Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire.
Number 32 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films; winner of two Academy Awards, three BAFTAs and an award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival: The Rough and the Smooth: Robert Siodmak: Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton: Drama: Sapphire: Basil Dearden: Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell: Drama: The Scapegoat: Robert Hamer: Alec Guinness, Bette Davis: Crime ...
Sapphire Films Ltd. was a British television production company, active from 1955 until 1961. Amongst their best-known series are The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, The Buccaneers, The Four Just Men and Sword of Freedom, produced for Lew Grade's ITC and screened on ITV in the UK, as well as being syndicated in the United States.
Yvonne Mitchell (born Yvonne Frances Joseph; 7 July 1915 [1] – 24 March 1979) was an English actress and author. After beginning her acting career in theatre, Mitchell progressed to films in the late 1940s.
Sapphire Blue (German: Saphirblau) is a German fantasy film, based on Kerstin Gier's book of the same name. [1] It is the sequel to 2013's Ruby Red , and was followed in 2016 by Emerald Green [ de ] .