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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.
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100%- 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.
Fresh: [Victim] has a careful performance by Bogarde, and it pursues with eloquence and conviction the case against an antiquated statute.
Fresh: Bogarde is subtle, sensitive and strong. Syms handles a difficult role with delicacy.
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.
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- $19.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1961
- © 1961 Carlton Film Distributors. All rights reserved.