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Victim
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Basil Dearden is a married barrister lives in London. One day, he becomes targets of a blackmailer who threatens to expose the truth about him. What challenges must he face when he attempts to defend his special client ?
Actors:
Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Copley, Norman Bird, Peter McEnery, Donald Churchill, Derren Nesbitt, John Barrie, John Cairney, ...»
Director:
Basil Dearden
Country:
United States
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BBC.com
February 06, 2013 If it now appears quaintly old-fashioned in its attitudes and assumptions, it still impresses thanks to Dirk Bogarde's performance.
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Guardian
February 06, 2013 What a gripping film -- melodramatic and self-conscious, yes, but forthright and bold.
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TV Guide
February 06, 2013 Immensely significant in its plea for tolerance for gay men (interestingly, lesbianism is not discussed here), Victim works hard arguing that gays are part of the typical, healthy fabric of society.
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Variety
February 27, 2009 Bogarde is subtle, sensitive and strong. Syms handles a difficult role with delicacy.
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Times (UK)
March 13, 2015 [Victim] is a snapshot of social history that has dated in the past 40 years. But it is well worth watching for Dirk Bogarde's superb performance.
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Chicago Sun-Times
August 12, 2004 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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Guardian
February 06, 2013 Impeccably liberal, weirdly restrained and, aside from anything else, a fascinating historical document.
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Time Out
January 26, 2006 There are many pleasures to be found in the quirky supporting cast, expressive, noir-style lighting and an effectively suspenseful opening.
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TIME Magazine
February 06, 2013 [Victim] has a careful performance by Bogarde, and it pursues with eloquence and conviction the case against an antiquated statute.
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New York Times
May 09, 2005 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.
Total Film
February 06, 2013 The intensity of Bogarde's performance, not least where he confesses to wife Sylvia Syms his homosexual desires, transcends the film's well-intentioned cautiousness.
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Radio Times
August 12, 2014 Though a tad dated and tame by today's standards, this 1961 drama was not only ground-breaking in its depiction of homosexuality, but it also marked the occasion when Dirk Bogarde broke free from his popular matinée idol image.
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