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Villain

6.0

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Original title

Villain

Year

1971

Running time

98 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Michael Tuchner

Screenwriter

Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Al Lettieri. Novel: James Barlow

Cast

Music

Jonathan Hodge

Cinematography

Christopher Challis

Producer

Anglo-EMI, Kastner/Ladd/Kanter

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Crime. Cop Movies. Gay & Lesbian. Mafia

Synopsis

Murderous, sadistic London gang leader Vic Dakin, a mother-obsessed homosexual modeled on real-life gangster Ronnie Kray, is worried about potential stool pigeons that may bring down his criminal empire. The brutal Vic cuts the throat of one bloke who has been a little too loose-lipped, afraid that his gossiping may turn into a grand operatic performance for the coppers. Vic, who enjoys playing at rough trade with his sidekick Wolfe, plans a payroll robbery and directs the blackmailing of Members of Parliament with a taste for unorthodox sex. Scotland Yard Police Inspector Matthews, playing Javert to Vic's Jean Valjean, is moving in on him and the gang. Gang-member Frank is hospitalized for an ulcer, and Inspector Matthews might be able to make him sing. Will Frank spill the beans to the coppers before Vic can silence him?

Critics' reviews

"It’s an extremely lairy and tasty piece of work in which Richard Burton gave one of his best, most lip-smackingly gruesome performances (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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Villain

1971

Michael Tuchner

6.0

(115)