Victim (1961)

100 min · Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, crime film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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Sep2.8kOct3.0kNov2.8kDec2.9kJan2.9kFeb2.6kMar3.4kApr3.3kMay2.8kJun8.0kJul4.6kAug3.2k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Basil Dearden

Cast

Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Peter McEnery, Nigel Stock, John Barrie, John Cairney, Anthony Nicholls

The story

Melville Farr is a successful barrister with a thriving London practice. He is on course to become a Queen's Counsel, and people are already talking of him being appointed a judge. One day, Farr receives a call from Jack "Boy" Barrett, a young working-class gay man with whom he previously had a romantic friendship.

Catalogue themes and tags

Blackmail, Blackmailer, Closet Homosexual, Coming Out, Gay, Homosexuality, Crime Fiction, LGBT, Drama

Genres

Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, crime film, drama film

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