VICTIM

Cannes Classics

Directed by :: Basil DEARDEN

Country:: UNITED KINGDOM

Year:: 1961

Duration:: 101.00 minutes

Synopsis

Basil Dearden's ground breaking thriller Victim was first released in 1961. With its location shooting, noirish lighting, and doomed characters, it was instrumental in paving the way for the legalisation of homosexuality in Britain. Dirk Bogarde, Britain's most reveared matinee idol, risked his career to portray Melville Farr, a closeted gay lawyer, at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. When his former lover Jack is blackmailed, Farr - who is married - agrees to investigate. The case is complicated by his fear of being exposed and a sudden mysterious death. In addition to its pioneering treatment of a long-repressed crime, Victim is also notable for its sympathetic and non-stereotypical depictions gay men.

Basil DEARDEN

Credits

Basil DEARDEN - Director
Janet GREEN - Screenplay
John MCCORMICK - Screenplay
Otto HELLER - Cinematography
Philip GREEN - Music
John D. GUTHRIDGE - Film Editor
Alex VETCHINSKY - Set Designer

Actors

Dirk BOGARDE - Melville Farr
Peter MCENERY - Barrett
Dennis PRICE - Calloway
Nigel STOCK - Phip
Sylvia SYMS - Laura

Contacts and useful links

Production

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Distribution

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International press

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Foreign sales

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