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Basil Dearden's classic film stars Dirk Bogarde as a gay barrister who falls victim to blackmailers who are threatening to expose his homosexuality following an affair with a younger man. Bogarde can choose between silence or admission and, in choosing the latter, places an incredible strain on his marriage.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Gay, Homosexual, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1961) (UK) (4 Star)

Cast:

Dirk Bogarde	.... Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms	.... Laura Farr
Dennis Price	.... Calloway
Anthony Nicholls	.... Lord Fullbrook
Peter Copley	.... Paul Mandrake
Norman Bird	.... Harold Doe

Supporting Cast:

Peter McEnery	.... Jack Barrett
Donald Churchill	.... Eddy Stone
Derren Nesbitt	.... Sandy Youth
John Barrie	.... Det. Insp. Harris
John Cairney	.... Bridie
Alan MacNaughton	.... Scott Hankin
Nigel Stock	.... Phip
Frank Pettitt	.... Barman
Mavis Villiers	.... Madge

Directors:

Ringo Lam

Writers:

Janet Green
John McCormick