Victim
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.
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HD
Crime, Drama
1961
90 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Victim
- Duration : 90 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Janet Green (by), John McCormick (by), Janet Green (screenplay), John McCormick (screenplay)
- Directors : Basil Dearden min
- Imdb : 7.8 (3107 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.5 (351 votes)
- Actors : Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls
Movie 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.