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Victim

1961 · 101 min

A taut, sombre thriller that simmers with quiet dread and moral weight, moving deliberately toward a reckoning that feels both personal and political.

Tagline: A Scorching Drama of the Most Un-talked About Subject Of Our Time!
Overview: In early 1960s London, barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Laura, Farr's professional and personal life are nearly idyllic. However, when blackmailers link Farr to a young gay man, everything Farr's worked for is threatened.

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
justice
betrayal
morality
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Written by: Dirk Bogarde, Janet Green, John McCormick
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Copley, Norman Bird, Peter McEnery, Donald Churchill
Music: Philip Green
Cinematography: Otto Heller
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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