![]() ![]() Joffe later explained why he did his own adaptation of the novel: After re-reading the novel, however, Joffé "fell absolutely in love with the character of Rose" and convinced the studio to let him adapt the novel directly. ![]() Rowan Joffé was originally uninterested in the project, which as first proposed was to be a remake of the film. Ida, Rose's employer and a friend of Hale's, takes it upon herself to save the girl from the monster she has married. To prevent her from being compelled to give evidence against him, he marries her. Brown befriends Rose, a young waitress who witnessed the gang's activity, to keep an eye on her. In 1964, Pinkie Brown, the sociopathic enforcer of a Brighton gang, murders Fred Hale, who had killed the gang leader Kite. ![]() Some scenes were shot at Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire and in Brighton itself. It was largely filmed in the nearby town of Eastbourne, with Eastbourne Pier standing in for Brighton Pier, and at Beachy Head. Sam Riley plays " Pinkie", the role originally played by Richard Attenborough. Although the novel and original film are both set in the 1930s, the 21st century adaptation is set during the Mods and Rockers era of the 1960s. The novel had previously been made into a film under the same title by the Boulting brothers that premiered in 1948. The film stars Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, John Hurt, Sean Harris and Helen Mirren. Brighton Rock is a 2010 British crime film written and directed by Rowan Joffé and loosely based on Graham Greene's 1938 novel of the same name. ![]()
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