Movie · 1959
Sapphire
Released 2 November 1959 More from 1959 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Basil Dignam
as Doctor Burgess
Desmond Llewelyn
as Police Constable
Yvonne Mitchell
as Mildred
Rupert Davies
as Ferris
Fenella Fielding
as Lingerie Shop Manageress
Michael Craig
as Inspector Phil Learoyd
Thomas Baptiste
as Man on the Street
Paul Massie
as David Harris
John Richardson
as Student
Barbara Steele
as Student
Christopher Witty
as Boy
Joan Hooley
as Woman in Street
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
54Basil Dignam — oldest on the call sheet
9Christopher Witty — youngest billed
33average age of the credited cast