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7.9/10   1,117 votes
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Director:
Basil Dearden
Writers:
Janet Green (screenplay) and
John McCormick (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 October 1961 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
A prominent lawyer goes after a blackmailer who threatens gay men with exposure (homosexual acts still being illegal). But he's gay himself... full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A Striking, well shot and memorable film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dirk Bogarde ... Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms ... Laura
Dennis Price ... Calloway
Nigel Stock ... Phip

Peter McEnery ... Barrett
Donald Churchill ... Eddy
Anthony Nicholls ... Lord Fullbrook
Hilton Edwards ... P.H.
Norman Bird ... Harold Doe
Derren Nesbitt ... Sandy Youth
Alan MacNaughton ... Scott Hankin (as Alan MacNaughtan)
Noel Howlett ... Patterson
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Henry
John Barrie ... Det. Inspector Harris
John Cairney ... Bridie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min | 100 min (pre-censored version) | 96 min (video version)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:18 (bw) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) (uncut)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many performers refused roles in this film because of the subject matter. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: When Melville is stood outside the Counsel & Clerks office, the shadow of the boom microphone is visible beside the sign, on the wall behind him. more
Quotes:
Frank: Well it used to be witches. At least they don't burn you. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Kind of Loving (1962) more

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25 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
A Striking, well shot and memorable film, 28 October 2004
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Author: tresdodge from London

Set in 1950's Britain at a time when homosexuality is against the law, a top Barrister ( Dirk Bogarde) puts his career on the line to tackle the outrageous blackmail of London's homosexuals.

Impressive cast and outstanding performance by Dirk Bogarde as the troubled barrister whose anguish and pain one can see in his face throughout the film. Watching this now in the 21st century, it seems unbelievable to think that homosexuality was illegal here forty years ago. This is not to say that homophobia is not a concern now, because it still is, however there have been large strides forward for the acceptance and tolerance of homosexuals in mainstream society.

This film is an excellent historical snippet at a time of contentious laws as well as being a fine piece of art. Basil Dearden directs brilliantly and the script maintains a gripping interest throughout. In addition it was nice to see many parts of London as they were in the fifties before factories were knocked down and the hordes of yuppie apartments where built along the Thames.

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