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Victim Overview:

Victim (1961) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Basil Dearden and produced by Basil Dearden and Michael Relph.

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WORLD CINEMA: Victim (1961)

By Carol Martinheira on Jun 25, 2021 From The Old Hollywood Garden

WORLD CINEMA: Victim (1961) On June 25, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized Pride celebrations continue here at the Garden and this month’s WORLD CINEMA is all about Victim (1961, dir. Basil Dearden), the iconic British thriller highly believed to be partly respons... Read full article

The Blue Gardenia (1953): Anne Baxter a Victim of Noir

By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 16, 2019 From 4 Star Films

The Blue Gardenia chooses to establish its characters and allow ample time for the audience to get acquainted with all the players. It’s genuinely a pleasure as we have a number of affable people to grow accustomed to over the course of the story. There’s local journalist Casey Mayo (Ric... Read full article

The Seventh Victim (1943): Lewton’s Economy Rules

By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 25, 2019 From 4 Star Films

What a picture for Kim Hunter to have come into her own (and Mark Robson for that matter). The 7th Victim is a chilling gem and the motor to move the story forward is an audacious girl, Mary Gibson (Hunter), who makes a decision to leave her boarding school of stain glass and angelic choirs, to sea... Read full article

Victim (1961)

By Beatrice on Jun 4, 2017 From Flickers in Time

Victim Directed by Basil Dearden Written by Janet Green and John McCormick 1961/UK Allied Film Makers First viewing/Netflix Dirk Bogarde is fantastic in this exploration of the consequences of intolerance. As the story begins, we are introduced to Barrett, a young man on the run.  He keeps ca... Read full article

"The Seventh Victim" screens this Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Daystar Center

By Stephen Reginald on Oct 21, 2015 From Classic Movie Man

"The Seventh Victim" screens this Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Daystar Center Where: The Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St. When: 6:30 p.m. The Seventh Victim (1943)—The RKO movie factory was working at full tilt, with producer Val Lewton releasing four films in 1943! The plot of Th... Read full article

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Victim Quotes:

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Victim Facts
This was the first English language film to use the word "homosexual."
The word "queer" is used in two contexts in this movie. Firstly in "Queer Street" meaning to be in difficulties, particularly financial. Secondly in the whitewash daub on the garage door "FARR IS QUEER" meaning he is gay.
The comment about the rage of Caliban is a reference to the character from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare.
Although, by the time of this movie, the British police were tending towards leniency in their treatment of homosexual offenders, it would not be until the Sexual Offences Act 1967 (citation 1967 c.60) that homosexuality between consenting males over the age of 21 was decriminalized. Even then, this established an uneven age of consent (16 for heterosexual activity), applied only to England and Wales (Scotland followed in 1980 and Northern Ireland in 1982) and did not apply to the Merchant Navy or the Armed Forces. The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 reduced the homosexual age of consent to 18 and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 further reduced it to 16, bringing parity with heterosexual activity.
At one point, the character of PH is shown outside a theater showing the musical 'Oliver!' on its billboard. In a later scene, the Police Inspector says that, as police, they cannot be dealing with the "Bill Sikes" of the world all the time. Bill Sikes is the notorious criminal in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist' upon which the musical is based.
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