Victim

Victim

1961 · 100 min · EN · NR · 7.4 (113 votes)
Dir. Basil Dearden · Starring Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Copley, Norman Bird · Music Philip Green

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

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Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr has worked for is threatened. But instead of giving in, Farr decides to fight.

VIBE

A suffocating atmosphere of paranoia and dread permeates this tense legal thriller. The film masterfully captures the crushing weight of societal judgment and the desperate fight for survival when secrets threaten to unravel a carefully constructed life.

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