How Our Films Are Feeding Knife Culture ; Fiction Makes Real Crime 'Normal' Says Lord Attenborough

Daily MailJuly 25, 2008

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HIS portrayal of the sadistic, razor-wielding Pinkie in Brighton Rock was a breakthrough role for the young Richard Attenborough.

But 61 years since audiences were shocked by Britain's answer to American gangster films, its star has seen enough of violence on the screen.

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How Our Films Are Feeding Knife Culture ; Fiction Makes Real Crime 'Normal' Says Lord Attenborough

Lord Attenborough, 84, said such scenes were to blame for making guns and knives seem normal.

He added that viewers are now desensitised to real life crime ...

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