Brighton Rock is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Boulting based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene. The film is considered one of the most successful British films noir. In the United States, the film was released under the title Young Scarface.

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

Greene and Terence Rattigan wrote the screenplay for the 1947 film adaptation, produced and directed by John and Roy Boulting, with assistant director Gerald Mitchell. The film starred Richard Attenborough as Pinkie (reprising his breakthrough West End creation of the character some three years prior)NY Times biography The New York Times. Retrieved 6/14/09., Carol Marsh as Rose, William Hartnell as Dallow, and Hermione Baddeley as Ida. The climax of the film takes place at the Palace Pier, which differs from the novel, the end of which takes place in the nearby town of Peacehaven.