Brighton Rock (2010)

Director:

Rowan Joffe

Writers:

Rowan Joffe (written by)
Graham Greene (novel)

Release Date:

4 February 2011 (Finland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.

Plot Keywords:

Waitress | Gang | Gang War | 1960s | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Sam Riley	...	Pinkie
Andrea Riseborough	...	Rose
Helen Mirren	...	Ida
John Hurt	...	Phil Corkery
Philip Davis	...	Spicer
Nonso Anozie	...	Dallow
Craig Parkinson	...	Cubitt
Andy Serkis	...	Colleoni
Sean Harris	...	Hale
Geoff Bell	...	Kite
Steven Robertson	...	Crab
Maurice Roëves	...	Chief Inspector
Steve Evets	...	Mr Wilson
Francis Magee	...	Pavement Photographer
Adrian Schiller	...	Registrar
Pauline Melville	...	Mother Superior
Mona Goodwin	...	Pretty Girl
Kerrie Hayes	...	Borstal Girl 1
Lexy Howe	...	Borstal Girl 2
Harry Lloyd-Walker	...	Child
Dennis Banks	...	Barman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Austen	...	Mr. Oakes (uncredited)
Christopher Brown	...	Youth dressed in Beatles costume (uncredited)
Andrew Care	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Kenneth Collard	...	Clergyman (uncredited)
Mark Harris	...	Detainee (uncredited)
Andre Hopley	...	Drinker (uncredited)
Adam Nowell	...	Passer-by (uncredited)
Melissa Stepney	...	Waitress (uncredited)
John Warman	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Rowan Joffe

Writing credits
Rowan Joffe		(written by)
Graham Greene		(novel "Brighton Rock")

Produced by
Jenny Borgars	....	executive producer
Will Clarke	....	executive producer
Olivier Courson	....	executive producer
Ron Halpern	....	executive producer
Jamie Laurenson	....	executive producer
Paul Ritchie	....	co-producer
Paul Webster	....	producer

Original Music by
Martin Phipps

Cinematography by
John Mathieson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joe Walker

Casting by
Shaheen Baig

Production Design by
James Merifield

Art Direction by
Paul Ghirardani

Costume Design by
Julian Day

Makeup Department
Pauline Fowler	....	prosthetics: Animated Extras
Kitty Greenwood	....	makeup artist
Ivana Primorac	....	hair designer
Ivana Primorac	....	makeup designer
Andrew Simonin	....	crowd hairdresser
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Lisa Wood	....	makeup artist
Sophia Burnage	....	crowd make-up (uncredited)
Helen Conroy	....	makeup trainee (uncredited)
Charmaine Fuller	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Marianna Kyriacou	....	hair trainee (uncredited)
Marianna Kyriacou	....	makeup trainee (uncredited)
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth (uncredited)

Production Management
Jacquie Glanville	....	unit production manager
Neil Grimshaw	....	post-production supervisor
Ian Hutchinson	....	unit manager: Eastbourne
Chris Moore	....	unit manager: Brighton
Charlie Simpson	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director
Sam Haveland	....	third assistant director: second unit (as Samson Haveland)
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director
Candy Marlowe	....	crowd second assistant director
Charlie Reed	....	second assistant director
Anthony Wilcox	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Gari Bacon	....	props storeman (as Gary Bacon)
Gari Bacon	....	set dresser (as Gary Bacon)
Ray Barrett	....	charge hand carpenter
Billy Bennett	....	chargehand stand-by
David Creed	....	chargehand stand-by: Eastbourne (as Dave Creed)
Julia Dehoff	....	draughtsperson (as Julia Dehoff-Bourne)
Jack Dyer	....	construction buyer
Trevor Dyer	....	carpenter
Stephen Ede	....	carpenter
Lee Gooch	....	carpenter
Jonny Harris	....	art department runner
Kevin Harris	....	construction manager
Martin Lane	....	chargehand painter
Kat Law	....	assistant art director (as Katherine Law)
Dean Lee	....	dressing props
Shay Leonard	....	charge prop hand
Nick Lloyd	....	carpenter
Joe Lucas	....	props trainee
Stephen McGregor	....	carpenter
Ray Perry	....	property master
Jessica Sinclair	....	art department assistant
'Bugsy' Smalls	....	stand-by carpenter
Markus Spivey	....	painter (as Marcus Spivey)
Bob Thorne	....	stand by props
Kellie Waugh	....	graphic artist
Kellie Waugh	....	standby art director
Debbie Wilson	....	production buyer (as Deborah Wilson)
Lucy Bullen	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Rohan Harris	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Bridie McKie	....	art department runner: dailies (uncredited)
Claire Page	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Joanna Pratt	....	graphic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Harry Barnes	....	supervising sound editor
Gareth Bull	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martin Cantwell	....	sound designer
Andrea King	....	foley artist
Dash Mason-Malik	....	sound assistant (as Dash Mason Malik)
Adam Mendez	....	foley recordist
Adam Mendez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
George Trevis	....	sound maintenance
Martin Trevis	....	location sound recordist
Tom Deane	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Peter Mendonca	....	dolby sound consultant (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator (uncredited)
Martin Trevis	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Philip Young	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Thomas Jones	....	special effects moldmaker (uncredited)
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Mark White	....	special effects (uncredited)
Nigel Wilkinson	....	senior special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Phil Attfield	....	visual effects supervisor: additional visual effects, MfM Molinare
Håkan Blomdahl	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Fawnda Denham	....	visual effects producer: additional visual effects, MfM Molinare
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor: additional visual effects, MfM Molinare
Simon Giles	....	visual effects supervisor: FILMGATE
Marcus Hindborg	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Andreas Hylander	....	digital artist: FLIMGATE
Vadim Konov	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Elin Lindahl	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Linus Lindbalk	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Martin Malmqvist	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Alasdair McNeill	....	2d compositor: additional visual effects, MfM Molinare
Daniel Nielsen	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor: additional visual effects, MfM Molinare
Jacob Otterström	....	visual effects supervisor: FILMGATE
Malin Persson	....	visual effects coordinator: FILMGATE
Alex Prihodko	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Daniel Reidler	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Nikolai Waldman	....	digital artist: FILMGATE
Anthony Webb	....	2d compositor: MfM Molinare
Sean Wheelan	....	visual effects producer: FILMGATE
Matthew Baker	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Thomas M. Horton	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)
Emma Hulme	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Oskar Larsson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Olle Petersson	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Suchita Suryamurty	....	visual effects production manager: Molinare (uncredited)

Stunts
Lloyd Bass	....	stunt performer
Andy Bradshaw	....	stunt performer
Scott Brady	....	stunt performer
Paul Kennington	....	stunt performer
Kai Martin	....	stunt performer
Erol Mehmet	....	stunt performer
Chris Newton	....	stunt performer
David Newton	....	stunt performer
Andy Pilgrim	....	stunt performer
Dominic Preece	....	stunt performer
Matt Sherren	....	stunt performer
Andy Smart	....	stunt performer
Julian Spencer	....	stunt coordinator
John Street	....	stunt performer
William Willoughby	....	stunt performer (as Will Willoughby)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Graham Baker	....	h.o.d. rigger
Jacob Barrie	....	clapper loader: second unit
Adrian Barry	....	grip trainee
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller: second unit
Sam Clark	....	film stock provider: Kodak
Eddie Dias	....	lighting provider: Panalux
Paul Edwards	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Simon Fogg	....	grip: "b" camera
Rob Garvie	....	camera provider: Panavision
Malcolm Gilchrist	....	grip: second unit
Lewis Hume	....	clapper loader
Simon Hume	....	focus puller
Gary Hymns	....	key grip
Paul Hymns	....	grip: second unit
Sacha Jones	....	clapper loader: second unit
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Jason Martin	....	practical electrician
Lee Martin	....	best boy
David Moore	....	electrician
James Nesbitt	....	electrician
Basil Smith	....	focus puller: second unit
Darren Smith	....	lighting provider: Panalux
Rob Walton	....	generator operator
Frankie Webster	....	stand-by rigger
Dan West	....	camera trainee
Hugh Whitaker	....	camera provider: Panavision
Zoe Whittaker	....	video assist operator
Malcolm McGilchrist	....	grip: dailies (uncredited)
Chris Plevin	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Terry Robb	....	electrician (uncredited)
Matthew West	....	video trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Aisha Walters	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shahida Day	....	assistant costume designer
Jane Marcantonio	....	wardrobe supervisor
Anna Reynolds	....	wardrobe assistant
Laura Smith	....	stand by wardrobe
Lauren Angela Coe	....	costume daily (uncredited)
Lucy McGill	....	costume daily (uncredited)
Sarah Jane Reichert	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Simon Brasse	....	assembly editor
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital intermediate producer
Helen de Winter	....	delivery consultant
Dan Dolan	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Paul Ensby	....	digital intermediate colorist
Richard Lampard	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Jaime Leonard	....	on-line editor (as Jamie Leonard)
Cliff Thomas	....	arri coordinator: international
Dominic Thomson	....	senior on-line editor (as Dom Thomson)
Thora Woodward	....	second assistant editor
Matthew Benns	....	data operations manager (uncredited)
Jodie Davidson	....	dailies: additional colorist (uncredited)
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Darrell Alexander	....	music contractor: Cool Music & Chamber Orchestra of London
Ruth Barrett	....	composer: additional music
Mat Bartram	....	music recording engineer
Christoph Bauschinger	....	music editor
BBC Concert Orchestra	....	musicians
BBC Singers	....	musicians
Saffron Beagley	....	music preparation
The Chamber Orchestra of London	....	musicians
Paul Clarvis	....	musician: solo drums and percussion, Chamber Orchestra of London
Andrew Connolly	....	music contractor: BBC Orchestra
Felix Erskine	....	composer: additional music
Cynthia Fleming	....	orchestra leader: BBC Concert Orchestra
Gareth Griffiths	....	music contractor: Cool Music & Chamber Orchestra of London
Nick Holland	....	musician: solo cello, Chamber Orchestra of London
Benjamin Hughes	....	musician: solo cello, BBC Concert Orchestra
Jake Jackson	....	music mixer
Aled Jenkins	....	music recording engineer
Rob Johnstone	....	music contractor: RSVP Voices, Brighton Festival Youth Choir
Esther Jones	....	conductor: Brighton Youth Festival Choir
Lewis Jones	....	music recording engineer
Stephen Ashley King	....	music contractor: BBC Singers
Elisa Kustow	....	music production coordinator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer (as Steve McLaugghlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Bradley Miles	....	additional orchestrator
James Morgan	....	conductor: BBC Singers
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Steve Parr	....	music recording engineer
Martin Phipps	....	music producer
Simon Phipps	....	conductor: BBC Concert Orchestra
Joe Pickering	....	music recording engineer
Joe Pickering	....	second engineer: Brighton Youth Festival Choir
Paul Pritchard	....	music recording engineer
Sonia Slany	....	leader: Chamber Orchestra of London
David Tindale	....	music recording engineer
David Tindale	....	recording engineer: Brighton Youth Festival Choir
Simon Whiteside	....	conductor: Chamber Orchestra of London
Simon Whiteside	....	music preparation
Simon Whiteside	....	orchestrator
Brighton Youth Festival Choir	....	musicians

Transportation Department
Mark Crowley	....	unit driver
Michael Geary	....	action vehicle supplier: Motorhouse
Rob Hempenstall	....	unit driver
Scott Richardson	....	driver: minibus
Lewis Wakefield	....	driver: minibus
Barrie Williams	....	unit driver
Ken Price	....	driver: main unit camera truck (uncredited)

Other crew
Aaron Anderson	....	creative coordinator: UK Film Council
Reno Antoniades	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Jack Arbuthnott	....	development editor: BBC Films
Nick Atkinson	....	creative coordinator: UK Film Council
Mona Benjamin	....	production coordinator
Helen Bingham	....	accounts assistant
Kate Bone	....	assistant production coordinator
Caroline Bowker	....	script supervisor: second unit
Keith Bryant	....	laboratory contact: Technicolor Creative Services
James Buckler	....	production and delivery coordinator: BBC Films
Daniel Budd	....	assistant production accountant (as Dan Budd)
Antony Buonomo	....	title designer
Neil Calder	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Sally Caplan	....	head of premiere fund: UK Film Council
Paula Casarin	....	script supervisor
Ed Clarke	....	head of development: Kudos Pictures
Tonia Cohen	....	clearances
Camilla Davies	....	runner: crowd ad
Charles Dawson	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Christian De-vos	....	head of security (as Christian Devoss)
Nazmeen Dhansey	....	accounts assistant
Gayle Dickie	....	floor runner
Will Evans	....	head of business affairs: UK Film Council
Elton Farla	....	paramedic
Sandra Frieze	....	dialogue coach
Robert Grundy	....	armorer: Bapty and Co.
Stuart Hendry	....	assistant stills photographer
Jon Hills	....	location security/support
Ruth Hodgson	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Vince Holden	....	head of production finance: UK Film Council
Rachel James	....	post production accountant
Richard Jones Jr.	....	runner: rushes (as Richard Jones)
Tracey Larcombe	....	epk: Edd Creative Productions
Kerrie Lloyd	....	production runner
Cathy Lorimer	....	utility stand in
Dan MacRae	....	head of development: Optimum Rekeasing
Mark Martin	....	runner: crowd ad
Jamie Mayers	....	accountant: Kudos Pictures
Charles McDonald	....	unit publicist
Christos Michaels	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
John Miles	....	production accountant
Deba Mithal	....	head of finance: Kudos Pictures
Fiona Morham	....	head of production: UK Film Council
Jack Murphy	....	choreographer
Joe Naftalin	....	assistant to producer: Kudos Pictures
Simon Osborn	....	legal and business affairs manager: BBC Films
Scott Penrose	....	magician
Danny Perkins	....	chief operations officer: Optimum Releasing
Michelle Pianca	....	assistant location manager
Richard Rogan	....	production runner
Joss Spry	....	assistant to director
Isabelle Stewart	....	production and acquisitions executive: Optimum Releasing
Lesley Stewart	....	head of physical production: Optimum Releasing
Jason Wheeler	....	location manager
Anna Wilton	....	production assistant
Michael Wood	....	production executive: BBC Films
Andy Young	....	utility stand in (as Andrew Young)
Samantha Bolter	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tom Misselbrook	....	runner (uncredited)
Charlotte Wright	....	assistant location manager: Brighton & Eastbourne (uncredited)

Thanks
Richard Attenborough	....	special thanks (as Lord Richard Attenborough)
Eddie Dias	....	thanks
Rob Garvie	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• StudioCanal (as Studio Canal Features) (presents)
• BBC Films (presents)
• UK Film Council (presents)
• Kudos Film and Television (as Kudos Pictures)

Distributors

• Belga Films (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Océan Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pan Vision (2011) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Arthaus Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Arthaus Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2012) (UK) (TV) (BBC2)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Imagem Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (all media)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Animated Extras (prosthetics)
• Filmgate (visual effects)
• MfM Molinare (additional visual effects) (as Molinare - MFM VFX)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recording facility (as Abbey Road)
• Amazing Animals  seagulls
• Angel Studios  music recording facility
• Angels the Costumiers  costume supplies
• Anvil Post Production  sound re-recording
• Audiolink Radio Communications  radios (as Audio Link)
• Bapty and Co.  armorer
• Bickers Action Vehicles  tracking vehicles
• Breeze  flowers
• Brighton Electric  music recording facility
• Cool Music  music contractor
• Cosprops  costume supplies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Egg Creative Productions  epk
• Fatts  post production script services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Flowers By Flourish  flowers
• Hyperactive  editing equipment
• J&J International  catering
• Kodak  film stock
• Lee & Thompson  legal services
• Makin Movies  location suppliers
• Met Film  camcorder hire
• Motorhouse  action vehicles
• Movie Lot, The  security
• Northpole  music mixing facility
• Northpole  music recording facility
• Panalux  lighting equipment
• Panavision UK  camera equipment
• Production Copier Company  
• RTV  video assist equipment
• Scarlet & Violet  flowers
• Technicolor  dailies
• Technicolor  negative development
• Technicolor  release printing
• Totally Entertainment  insurance
• Universal Extras  extras casting
• West Trend Apartments  accommodation agent

Also Known As:

"Anilikos dolofonos" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Brighton Rock" - Israel (Hebrew title) (imdb display title)
"Brighton Rock" - France (imdb display title)
"Pior dos Pecados" - Brazil (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Regency Cafe - 17-19 Regency Street, Victoria, London, England, UK

Company:

StudioCanal

Trivia:

Carey Mulligan was cast as Rose, but was replaced by Andrea Riseborough after Mulligan dropped out to do Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010).

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Breakfast: Episode dated 2 February 2011" (2011)

Gripping, drama, very well acted.

I am not good at long reviews but I didn't see the original or read the book. Therefore I am judging this as a movie in itself rather than comparing it to the original. I thought it was excellent, the drab interiors, the plain simplicity of Rose, so well acted and the sadness in her innocence, all made this quite emotional for me. Helen Mirren was a delight to the eye, so beautiful, wrinkles and all. No cosmetic surgery there. I think they did a good job of making Brighton 1960s and sensibly only showed one CGI shot of the West pier, rather than trying to re-create what it looked like. It held my attention throughout and I very nearly cried at the end. Sad its getting bad reviews. Perhaps it was too British for some people.