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Victim (1961)
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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 |
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.
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| Dirk Bogarde | ... |
Melville Farr
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| Sylvia Syms | ... |
Laura
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Dennis Price | ... |
Calloway
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Anthony Nicholls | ... |
Lord Fullbrook
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| Peter Copley | ... |
Paul Mandrake
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Norman Bird | ... |
Harold Doe
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Peter McEnery | ... |
Barrett
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Donald Churchill | ... |
Eddy
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Derren Nesbitt | ... |
Sandy Youth
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John Barrie | ... |
Det.Inspector Harris
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John Cairney | ... |
Bridie
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Alan MacNaughton | ... |
Scott Hankin
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| Nigel Stock | ... |
Phip
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Frank Pettitt | ... |
Barman
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Mavis Villiers | ... |
Madge
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Storyline
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>
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1.66 : 1
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Bridie: There's nothing wrong with that, Sir.
Detective Inspector Harris: Of course not. There was a time when that was against the law you know.
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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: I can see you're a true puritan, Bridie. Eh?Bridie: There's nothing wrong with that, Sir.
Detective Inspector Harris: Of course not. There was a time when that was against the law you know.
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