BRIGHTON ROCK"Greene's 1938 thriller, set in Brighton's criminal underworld of gang warfare and extortion rackets, is haunted by the poverty and pessimism of the 1930s.
Pinkie Brown, a sadistic homeless Boy befriended by the mobster Kite, revenges his mentor's death by murdering Fred Hale in sunny Brighton crowded with thousands of day trippers down for Whit Monday. Fred's abduction and murder at Palace Pier set the story in motion.
A detective story quickly becomes a morality tale of villains and victims where the seashore becomes "the dangerous edge of things," and a recognizable Brighton is the battle field for a confrontation between ethics and religion. Pinkie, encumbered by Rose and pursued by Ida, ends his life of crime and search for glory with a plunge into the stygian darkness from the cliffs at Peacehaven."
Reprinted from Graham Greene's Brighton - a walker's guide by Maire McQueeney
During 1997-8 I worked with the Hanover Community Association to create the Brighton Rock Web Pages which are currently being rewritten & designed. My most recent publication is THE BRIGHTON ROCK PICTURE BOOK .
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC BOOKING
BRIGHTON ROCK - ON LOCATION.
A town walk revisiting the scene of the crimes made famous by Graham Greene's novel and the Boulting Brothers classic British crime film. An essential look at Brighton's great millenarian story guided by Maire McQueeney, author of The Brighton Rock Picture Book.
START @The West Pier deck.
Tickets £5.00/£4.00, concessions, £2.00 accompanied children.
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