Brightlyme
i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
LouHomey
From my favorite movies..
Stevecorp
Don't listen to the negative reviews
ChampDavSlim
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
hammondjh-00479
A seemingly white girl is found murdered on Hampstead Heath. When it transpires she was mixed race, it opens up a myriad of characters from the deeply prejudiced to the professional Police detective who keeps an open mind all the way. The end? The very last person you'd expect, thereby making this another British Film Classic that shall hopefully be shown more often.
MikeMagi
"Sapphire" was ahead of its time back in 1959. Now it's way behind. The investigation into the murder of a woman of mixed race suggests prejiduce that makes for movie mellerdrama but wasn't that blatant even back then. Curiously, scenes involving the film's black characters, particularly one featuring a self-styled smart-ass nicknamed "Big Cigar," are themselves racist. The solution of the mystery is an anti-climax; no way to suspect the culprit until the film's final moments. Yes, "Sapphire" is a well-made movie and Basil Dearden's direction is top notch. But it's now a curiosity piece -- a look at what was once daring (if somewhat contrived) and now seems trite.
carolscott564
I first saw the movie Sapphire on the Million Dollar Movie one night and I fell in love with it. I"m one for a good mystery movie and this is the one. From start to finish and when the movie did end I wanted more. The movie's ending will surprise you. The cast was excellent and actors Nigel Patrick Earl Cameron and Yvonne Mitchell were just great. I finally purchased this movie from one of those hard to find videos company on VHS. This movie needs to be released on DVD!!!! The racism in Sapphire was very brutal and honest. Here you had the tragic mulatto who is murdered I think of Imitation of Life where Susan Kohner's Sarah Jane is passing for white to the point she gets beaten up by her secret white lover, she was lucky!!!!!!!
dfisher-carter
I saw this movie (for the first time) when cable TV was new to Birmingham, Alabama. It was aired on a channel out of Chicago. Throughout the years, I have tried unsuccessfully to find a copy. Then...about three months ago, I found a collector with a copy in mint-condition. It has been well worth the money I spent. I watch it at least once a week. The cast worked very well together and the soundtrack is still hypnotic. The subject matter is addressed with a level of cinematic respect that makes the viewer sit up and take notice: no cursing and no lewd scenes...just raw and compelling acting. Like a bottle of old wine, Sapphire gets better and better as it ages. I'm hoping that no one will insult those of us who truly love this film by screening a cheesy re-make. That would be an insulting.
