Movie
Victim
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1961-08-01
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Allied Film Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
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
Crew
- Basil Dearden - Director
- Dirk Bogarde - Writer
- Janet Green - Screenplay
- John McCormick - Screenplay
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