- published: 30 Mar 2016
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Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama. It focused on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies. The film was directed by Basil Dearden, and stars Nigel Patrick, Earl Cameron and Yvonne Mitchell. It received the BAFTA Award for Best Film and screenwriter Janet Green won a 1960 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Foreign Film Screenplay. It was a progressive movie for its time.
Earl Cameron who played the part of Dr Robbins her brother would appear two years later in another English film dealing with racial issues, the 1961 film Flame in the Streets.
Dearden and Green later also collaborated on another 'social problem' film, Victim, although this one was focused on blackmail of gay men before the passage of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 provided limited decriminalisation of male homosexuality.
The film is about a pregnant girl found stabbed on Hampstead Heath. Although she appears to be white, her brother (Earl Cameron) arrives at the police station to give evidence and he is black. It then becomes evident to the police officers that this girl has been passing for white. This film reveals the underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people that exist towards another race.
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I miss you more than words can say
What I would do just for one more day
To be lost in your eyes
And at the mercy of your touch
Ever since I've been without you
My world has turned a dark and stormy hue
And I don't know if I wanna stay here anymore
Sapphire
I have nothing to live for
Sapphire
I have nothing to breathe for
Everywhere I look I see
Constant reminders of you and me
But if I close my eyes
I see you staring back at me
If the way I feel is wrong
Then I will sing the sinner's song
I would sell my soul