Victim is a 1961 British neo-noir suspense film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. [2] The first British film to explicitly name homosexuality and deal …

Victim: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls. A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

May 23, 2004 · 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. How much courage can be gauged …

Currently you are able to watch "Victim" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "Victim" on Amazon Video, Apple TV as download or rent it …

A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, Melville Farr (Sir Dirk Bogarde), a married lawyer, tries to locate a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a crying young gay man (who …

Worldly Police Detective Inspector Harris (John Barrie) malicious blackmailer. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr. trial. A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, …

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 …

Victim is a 1961 British neo-noir suspense film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms. The first British film to explicitly name homosexuality and deal with …

This thought-provoking 1961 classic stars Dirk Bogarde as a prominent lawyer who risks his career to hunt down a blackmailer. Police on the trail of Jack Barrett, a blackmail victim who …