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.
| Camera | Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Boulting | Director |
| Sound | Hans May | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Graham Greene | Novel |
| Editing | Peter Graham Scott | Editor |
| Writing | Graham Greene | Screenplay |
| Production | Roy Boulting | Producer |
| Directing | Gerry Mitchell | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Honoria Plesch | Costume Design |
| Art | John Howell | Art Direction |
| Production | Gerard Bryant | Production Manager |
| Production | Peter De Sarigny | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Clark | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Audrey Bennett | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hans May | Conductor |
| Sound | John Addison | Music Arranger |
| Sound | F. McNally | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Gilbert Taylor | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Terence Rattigan | Screenplay |
| Sound | Leslie Julian Jones | Songs |
