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Victim

A Scorching Drama of the Most Un-talked About Subject Of Our Time!

1961 · 1h 36m · NOT RATED Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by Basil Dearden

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A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

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Fresh

Bogarde is subtle, sensitive and strong. Syms handles a difficult role with delicacy.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

There are many pleasures to be found in the quirky supporting cast, expressive, noir-style lighting and an effectively suspenseful opening.

Ben Walters, Time Out
Fresh

The very fact that homosexuality as a condition is presented honestly and unsensationally, with due regard for the dilemma and the pathos, makes this an extraordinary film.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh

Recent critics find Victim timid in its treatment of homosexuality, but viewed in the context of Great Britain in 1961, it's a film of courage.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

[Victim] has a careful performance by Bogarde, and it pursues with eloquence and conviction the case against an antiquated statute.

TIME Magazine

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