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Victim (1961)
90 min - Crime | Drama - 11 October 1961 (Denmark)
7.7
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A prominent lawyer goes after a blackmailer who threatens gay men with exposure (homosexual acts still being illegal). But he's gay himself...
Director: Basil Dearden
Writers: Janet Green (by), John McCormick (by), and 2 more credits ?
Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms and Dennis Price
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination See more awards ?
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Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Dirk Bogarde
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Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms
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Laura
Dennis Price
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Calloway
Anthony Nicholls
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Lord Fullbrook
Peter Copley
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Paul Mandrake
Norman Bird
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Harold Doe
Peter McEnery
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Barrett
Donald Churchill
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Eddy
Derren Nesbitt
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Sandy Youth
John Barrie
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Det.Inspector Harris
John Cairney
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Bridie
Alan MacNaughton
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Scott Hankin (in opening credits) (as Alan MacNaughtan)
Nigel Stock
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Phip
Frank Pettitt
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Barman (as Frank Pettit)
Mavis Villiers
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A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a young gay man (who is being blackmailed and later commits suicide)in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmailer. The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris 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. Written by Mike Mills <mills@colorado.edu> Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
Plot Keywords: Blackmailer | Gay | Homosexual | Blackmail | Police | See more ?
Genres: Crime | Drama
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Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 11 October 1961 (Denmark) See more ?
Also Known As: Der Teufelskreis See more ?
Filming Locations: Cambridge Circus, Covent Garden, London, England, UK See more ?
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Production Co: Allied Film Makers (AFM) See more ?
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 90 min | 100 min (pre-censored version) | 96 min (video version)
Sound Mix: Mono
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia At one point, the character of PH is shown outside a theater showing the musical 'Oliver!' on its billboard. In a later scene, the Police Inspector says that, as police, they cannot be dealing with the "Bill Sikes" of the world all the time. Bill Sikes is the notorious criminal in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist' upon which the musical is based. See more ?
Goofs Continuity: When the taxi leaves to take the blackmailer back to base to count the loot, the next shot shows the watching policemen about to give chase, with the same taxi parked on the street behind them. See more ?
Quotes Detective Inspector Harris: Someone once called this law against homosexuality the blackmailer's charter.
Melville Farr: Is that how you feel about it?
Detective Inspector Harris: I'm a policeman, sir. I don't have feelings.
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Connections Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995) See more ?
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