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Synopsis: A plea for reform of England's anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer, against a blackmailer who has photos of Farr and a young gay man (who is being blackmailed and later commits suicide) in Farr's car. After the suicide, Farr tracks down other gay men being extorted for money by the same blackmailer. The well-educated police Detective Inspector Harris considers the sodomy law nothing more than an aid to blackmailers, and helps Farr in calling his blackmailer's bluff. The movie, far ahead of its time, ends with Farr and his wife coming to terms with his homosexuality after the public exposure he faces in the blackmailer's trial.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Basil Dearden
Production: Park Circus
  Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1961
90 min
690 Views


No. No.

I'm going to go through this alone.

I don't want you here when it happens.

I started this thing. I've

hurt you terribly, I know that.

But I can just get through it to the end if

you are not here to face the final humiliations.

They're going to call me filthy names.

My friends are going to lower their eyes,

and my enemies say they always guessed.

I don't want you a part

of that Roman holiday.

I love you too deeply for that.

Shall I come back?

You, um -

You must have time to -

You must have time to

decide that for yourself.

If you can -

If you can bear to...

Afterwards, when it's all over

and the shouting's stopped.

Because it's then that

I'm going to need you.

I'm going to need you so desperately.

"Need"?

It's a bigger word than "love".

Suddenly I feel very strong.

Strong enough?

I think so.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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