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Victim

Synopsis

When a young homosexual, 'Boy' Barrett, commits suicide in his police cell, barrister Melville Farr, motivated by his own guilt, risks his successful career and his marriage to break a sinister blackmail ring.

Details

Year
1961
Type of project
Features
Running time
101 mins
Format
35 mm
Director
Basil Dearden
Producer
Michael Relph
Editor
John D. Guthridge
Screenwriter
Janet Green, John McCormick
Director of Photography
Otto Heller
Composer
Philip Green
Principal cast
Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Derren Nesbitt, Norman Bird, Peter McEnery
Restoration
ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Park Circus.

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Allied Film Makers (AFM) / Parkway Films

Sales Company

ITV Studios

The London Television Centre
Upper Ground
London
SE1 9LT
Tel: +44 20 7491 1441

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