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.
Directed by Basil Dearden
london, england
blackmail
controversy
film noir
social commentary
male homosexuality
lawyer
lgbt
outting
gay theme
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Melville Farr
Sylvia Syms
Laura Farr
Dennis Price
Calloway
Anthony Nicholls
Lord Charles Fullbrook
Peter Copley
Paul Mandrake
Norman Bird
Harold Doe
Peter McEnery
Jack Barrett
Donald Churchill
Eddy Stone
Derren Nesbitt
Sandy
John Barrie
Inspector Harris
John Cairney
Bridie
Alan MacNaughtan
Scott Hankin
Crew
Basil Dearden
Director
Janet Green
Screenplay
Dirk Bogarde
Writer
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Michael Relph
Producer
Popular Reviews
88 reviews
Finn
9.0★ · 03/22/26
Oh. This film is just..better than I could ever expect
Oh. This film is just..better than I could ever expect
Mimi
9.0★ · 02/08/26
Spectacular give me fourteen of them right now
Spectacular give me fourteen of them right now
Nmg
8.0★ · 02/06/26
casting a closeted gay man as the lead was my coup de grâce
casting a closeted gay man as the lead was my coup de grâce
