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Victim is a 1961 British film directed by Basil Dearden, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of the blackmailing of a married bisexual barrister (Dirk Bogarde) after the jail suicide of his male lover. He soon discovers an elderly barber and an aristocratic member of his gentlemen's club are also victims. Despite the risks to himself (the director made the film when homosexuality was a criminal offence in the UK), the barrister tracks the blackmailers down and brings them to justice. During the investigation, his wife (Sylvia Syms) must learn to deal with her husband's affair.

Reaction

Victim became a highly sociologically significant film; many believe it played an influential role in liberalizing attitudes (as well as British law) regarding homosexuality. It was the first film in which the word 'homosexual' appeared.

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