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Victim
A Scorching Drama of the Most Un-talked About Subject Of Our Time!
A Scorching Drama of the Most Un-talked About Subject Of Our Time!
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1961
Victim
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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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Details

Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
1 Aug 1961
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Bogarde is subtle, sensitive and strong. Syms handles a difficult role with delicacy.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
27 Feb 2009
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,
26 Jan 2006
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,
9 May 2005
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,
12 Aug 2004
fresh:
[Victim] has a careful performance by Bogarde, and it pursues with eloquence and conviction the case against an antiquated statute.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
6 Feb 2013
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