
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 92m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Stars: Nigel Patrick, Michael Craig, Yvonne Mitchell, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles
- keywords: london, england, police, scotland yard, intrigue, murder investigation, racial prejudice, mixed race, police procedural, metropolitan police, passing for white
- Production_studio: Artna Films Ltd., The Rank Organisation
- Slogan: The sensational story of a girl who didn't belong.
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Sapphire is featured in the top rankings of 1959
- #7 in Top Crime Movies of 1959
- #6 in Top Thriller Movies of 1959
- #4 in Top Mystery Movies of 1959
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.