Overview:
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.| Status: | Released (1971-05-26) |
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| Screen: | Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Al Lettieri |
| Productions: | Kastner/Ladd/Kanter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Anglo-EMI |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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John Chard
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What you looking at? Villain is directed by Michael Tuchner and adapted to the screen by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais and Al Lettieri from the novel The Burden of Proof written by James Barlow. It stars Richard Burton, Ian McShane, T.P. McKenna, Donald Sinden, Nigel Davenport, Fio ....
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Quite a few big stars tried their hands at these gritty, criminal underworld, style stories in the early 1970s and this rather procedural effort was Richard Burton's. Doubtless he was well paid, but his performance here is nowhere near his best. He is "Dakin" - a sort of Kray-esque c ....
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