Victim

About Victim

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.

Victim (1961) is a crime thriller film directed by Basil Dearden. Its themes are film noir, male homosexuality, blackmail, and controversy.

Dirk Bogarde takes the lead as Melville Farr, Sylvia Syms as Laura Farr, Dennis Price as Calloway, and Anthony Nicholls as Lord Charles Fullbrook. It runs 101 minutes and was released in August 1961.

The screenplay is by Dirk Bogarde and Janet Green. It streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States.

Bohemian Rhapsody, Wilde, and Femme make useful companions to Victim, all filed under gay theme and LGBT. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 165 votes and it carries a NR rating.