Sapphire (1959)

Starring:

• Nigel Patrick
• Yvonne Mitchell
• Michael Craig
• Paul Massie
• Bernard Miles
• Olga Lindo
• Earl Cameron
• Gordon Heath
• Jocelyn Britton
• Harry Baird
• Orlando Martins

Storyline
A college student named Sapphire Robbins is murdered in London's Hampstead Heath. When police superintendent Robert Hazard discovers that the victim was a light-skinned black woman passing as white, it upends his initial assumptions. Hazard and his openly racist assistant explore the city's racially tense underground jazz scene as they interview suspects, including Sapphire's white fiancé.

Congo (1995)

Starring:

• Ernie Hudson
• Laura Linney
• Dylan Walsh
• Tim Curry
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
• Grant Heslov
• Joe Don Baker
• Delroy Lindo
• Joe Pantoliano

Storyline
Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), to the Congo to determine the whereabouts of his son's missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guide Kelly (Ernie Hudson), Ross and a mismatched search party -- including primatologist Dr. Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla -- discover a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find, even in the heart of the jungle.