Victim

Victim

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 1, 1961

Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr has worked for is threatened. But instead of giving in, Farr decides to fight.

Victim

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 1, 1961

Victim
Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr's career and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link the secretly closeted Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr has worked for is threatened. But instead of giving in, Farr decides to fight.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Allied Film Makers
Original title Victim
Directors Joan Davis, Basil Dearden, Bert Batt
Writers John McCormick, Janet Green, Dirk Bogarde

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Melville Farr

Sylvia Syms

as Laura Farr

Dennis Price

as Calloway

Anthony Nicholls

as Lord Charles Fullbrook

Peter Copley

as Paul Mandrake

Norman Bird

as Harold Doe

Peter McEnery

as Jack Barrett

Donald Churchill

as Eddy Stone

Derren Nesbitt

as Sandy

John Barrie

as Inspector Harris

John Cairney

as Bridie

Alan MacNaughtan

as Scott Hankin

Nigel Stock

as Phip

Frank Pettitt

as Barman (as Frank Pettit)

Mavis Villiers

as Madge

Hilton Edwards

as P.H.

Margaret Diamond

as Miss Benham

David Evans

as Mickey

Noel Howlett

as Patterson

Alan Howard

as Frank

Dawn Beret

as Sylvie