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Victim

Victim

Crime Drama Thriller

1961, Movie, 1h 36min

An extraordinary performance by Dirk Bogarde grounds this intense, sobering indictment of early-sixties social intolerance and sexual puritanism. Bogarde plays Melville Farr, a married barrister who is one of a large group of closeted London men who become targets of a blackmailer. Basil Dearden's unmistakably political taboo buster was one of the first films to address homophobia head-on, a cry of protest against British laws forbidding homosexuality.

"Victim" — crime, drama and thriller movie produced in UK and released in 1961. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 36min. "Victim" is currently available to stream on HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime ⎥ AMC+ and Amazon Prime ⎥ HBO Max and for rent and to buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United Kingdom

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Cast:

Charles Lloyd Pack

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Average critic rating

7.3

Reviews

Critic William Thomas

rated

6

...remains a strong, unusual blackmail thriller with a central performance from Dirk Bogarde...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Peter Bradshaw

rated

10

Bogarde is gaunt, sensitive, elegant.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Roger Ebert

rated

10

...viewed in the context of Great Britain in 1961, it's a film of courage.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Victim include Shoot the Piano Player, Purple Noon, The Bad Sleep Well, Who Killed Teddy Bear?, Elevator to the Gallows, Irezumi.

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Victim was released in theaters on February 5, 1962.