Sapphire (1959) DVD Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Olga Lindo, Earl Cameron and Yvonne Buckingham

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Sapphire (1959) DVD Color Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 88 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Beautiful print. Starring: Nigel Patrick, Yvonne M itchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Olga Lindo, Earl Cameron and Yvonne Buckingham. Written by Janet Green. Directed by Basil Dearden. A pregnant college student named Sapphire Robbins (Yvonne Buckingham) is murdered in London's Hampstead Heath. When police superintendent Robert Hazard (Nigel Patrick) discovers that the victim was a light-skinned black woman passing as white, it upends his initial assumptions. Hazard and his openly racist assistant (Michael Craig) explore the city's racially tense underground jazz scene as they interview suspects, including Sapphire's white fiancé (Paul Massie). Show more