"Someone once called this law against homosexuality the blackmailer's charter."
Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde) is an upwardly mobile and distinguished lawyer, happily married to Laura (Sylvia Syms), but life gets complicated when he starts pursuing a man who makes a living blackmailing gay men. A situation he knows a lot about, having been blackmailed for the same reasons.
A gripping drama, centered around a powerful performance by Bogarde, that makes the case for legalising homosexuality. It manages to tread a fine line between entertainment and education, without becoming preachy.
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