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DVD ~ Richard Burton
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  • Actors: Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Joss Ackland
  • Directors: Michael Tuchner
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Sep 2007
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000RWDY72
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,196 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Action thriller which centres around a vicious East End gangster, who loves his mother, beats up his boyfriend and has a ruthless contempt for society and his fellow men.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get Carter?, 10 Dec 2008
By Brendan O. Clarke "brendoclarke" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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Get Carter? This is a better movie. It is a well directed 1971 movie that is a classic example of the English gangster genre which stretches from Brighton Rock, through Get Garter and the Long Good Friday, to Lock, Stock etc. Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have fashioned a kind of East-End version of White Heat with Burton in the mother-fixated Jimmy Cagney role.

Burton gives us his Ronnie Kray impersonation and clearly relishes the sly dialogue of the script. The support includes notable turns from Nigel Davenport, Donald Sinden, and a hilarious Joss Ackland as a would-be gangster, with an upset tummy - ulcer.

The action is well-handled and the settings convincingly grubby but it's the superb dialogue that repays repeated viewings.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE gangster classic., 25 Mar 2009
This is the best,
quite simply the best Brit gangster film of all time.
Burton is at his all time best.

The locations used are pure early 1970'S.
The violence is just right.
The support cast are spot on.
The mood is edgy but classy.

This movie is bang on. 10/10.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously over the top, 16 Dec 2008
By Lou Knee (England) - See all my reviews
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A year before Hollywood made a movie based loosely (via a novel) on the notorious history of the Mafia in the states, a small British film co. made a movie based loosely (via a novel) on London's most notorious crimelord of the previous twenty years. This British production, pretty true to form for the era, mixes a theatrical tone with one of realism. The theatre was needed to do justice to a very vivid personality, and the realism was needed to show the brutality of the man's actions. What we get therefore is a very ripe ol production with plenty of strong acting, strong language and strong violence. The casting for this larger than life character was truly inspired, as having watched the film, it is very difficult to imagine who else could have played such a character, and so well.

Burton truly revels in this role - he's clearly been given the licence to overdo the character portrayal and he does not let anyone down. It's one of my favourite Burton performances and I'm a big fan. In no part of the film does he look like he feels the role is beneath him - he understands the theatre and charisma inherent in this meglamaniac, and acts the part with as much relish as he would do Hamlet or Macbeth. The whole thing is OTT, fairly tongue in cheek, but it definitely packs a punch. The screenplay is very rich and almost a caricature of London gangsters and their lingo. But it is tremendously evocative of that era and that sub-culture and very memorable. It gives the film a real personality to add to the acting of Burton and co.

Some of the action sequences are incredibly hard hitting and obviously inspired The Sweeney, as you've seen this kind of thing in practically every episode they did. The raw presence and ham of Burton blazes its way all through the movie and who wouldn't be slightly worried by a nutcase like that? A very charismatic and completely unsubtle type of movie, and this was the whole point of it. Owes its strong personality to its rich screenplay and robust performances. Locations are good as well. It's up there with Get Carter for entertainment value at least. I'm not entirely sure why it isn't more famous or more highly rated than it is - the other reviewers here get it, it's just a shame the critics couldn't. This film is for film lovers, forget your purists and anoraks. A film with which to suspend your disbelief slightly and just sit back and enjoy some old fashioned acting, cracking dialogue and graphic violence. Really great stuff.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Is Vic There?
Although I recognise the iconic status of Villain (Dir: Michael Tuchner, 1971) and its influence upon subsequent British gangster flicks like The Long Good Friday and Sexy... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Oliver Twist

5.0 out of 5 stars Who are You looking at ? .
A gritty , no nonsense film . My favorite Richard Burton film . He plays Vic Dakin , a real nasty piece of work , who would slit you up as soon as look at you . Read more
Published 6 months ago by Egbert Souse

4.0 out of 5 stars great transfer
This is a fab digital transfer with no extras. Great 1970 London locations, gritty realism, fine camerawork keeps things on the move. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gary

4.0 out of 5 stars Yet another great British film
I'm a huge fan of British films and in particular those filmed in London and Villain is right up there as a classic gangster movie. Read more
Published 22 months ago by O. Herington

5.0 out of 5 stars Waited a long time for this
Like the last reviewer I have to agree. I've waited a long time for this to be released on DVD. The picture quality is marvellous, it could have been filmed yesterday. Read more
Published 22 months ago by P. D. Fretwell

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but is that it?
It looks fantastic and well worth the wait but I am disappointed by the lacklustre cover and complete lack of extras. Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2007 by Paul Curran

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