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Victim

  NR HD

Basil Dearden

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Plot Summary

In an extraordinary performance, Dirk Bogarde plays a married barrister who is one of a large group of closeted London men who become targets of a blackmailer. Basil Dearden’s unmistakably political taboo buster was one of the first films to address homophobia head-on, a cry of protest against British laws forbidding homosexuality, and a sobering indictment of social intolerance and puritanism.

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews

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  • Reviews Counted: 19
  • Fresh: 19
  • Rotten: 0
  • Average Rating: 7.8/10

Top Critics' Reviews

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, Aug 12, 2014

Fresh: [Victim] has a careful performance by Bogarde, and it pursues with eloquence and conviction the case against an antiquated statute. – TIME Magazine, Feb 6, 2013

Fresh: Bogarde is subtle, sensitive and strong. Syms handles a difficult role with delicacy. – Variety Staff, Variety, Feb 6, 2013

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, Oct 18, 2008

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  • $19.99
  • Genre: Drama
  • Released: 1961

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