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Victim (1961)

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Director:

Basil Dearden

Starring:

Dirk Bogarde, Dennis Price, Sylvia Syms, John Barrie

Genres:

UK Classics, Gay Interest, Drama Classics, Crime

Origin:

United Kingdom

Certificate:

M

Languages:

English

Running Time:

96 min

Victim

synopsis


A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde), a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr engaging in sexual liasons with other men. Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money from the same blackmailer, one of whom commits suicide. The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris (John Barrie) considers the sodomy law nothing more than an aid to blackmailers, and helps Farr in calling his blackmailer's bluff. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his wife coming to terms with his homosexuality after the public exposure he faces in the blackmailer's trial.

 
 

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