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Victim

1961 · 96 min Drama Crime Thriller
7.5 / 10 · TMDB

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1961
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller
Director Basil Dearden
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.5/10 (155 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Basil Dearden

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Melville Farr

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Laura Farr

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Calloway

Anthony Nicholls

Anthony Nicholls

Lord Charles Fullbrook

Peter Copley

Peter Copley

Paul Mandrake

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Harold Doe

Peter McEnery

Peter McEnery

Jack Barrett

Donald Churchill

Donald Churchill

Eddy Stone

Derren Nesbitt

Derren Nesbitt

Sandy

John Barrie

John Barrie

Inspector Harris

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