Facebook Twitter Pinterest
& FREE Delivery in the UK on orders over £20. Details
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Quantity:1
The Mark [DVD] [1961] has been added to your Basket
+ £1.26 UK delivery
Used: Very Good | Details
Sold by St Nicholas Hospice
Condition: Used: Very Good

Other Sellers on Amazon
10 used & new from £8.00
Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

The Mark [DVD] [1961]

Get £1 Off Amazon Video*

Maria Schell (Actor), Stuart Whitman (Actor), Guy Green (Director) Rated: Universal, suitable for all Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars 4 customer reviews
Want it delivered to Germany - Mainland by Wednesday, 13 Apr.? Order within 14 hrs 18 mins and choose One-Day Delivery at checkout. Details
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Note: This item is eligible for click and collect. Details
Pick up your parcel at a time and place that suits you.
  • Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK
  • Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost
How to order to an Amazon Pickup Location?
  1. Find your preferred location and add it to your address book
  2. Dispatch to this address when you check out
Learn more
8 new from £8.99 2 used from £8.00

LOVEFiLM By Post

Rent The Mark on DVD from LOVEFiLM By Post
£12.28 & FREE Delivery in the UK on orders over £20. Details Only 2 left in stock (more on the way). Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Enjoy £1.00 credit to spend on movies or TV on Amazon Video when you purchase a DVD or Blu-ray offered by Amazon.co.uk. A maximum of 1 credit per customer applies. UK customers only. Offer ends at 23:59 GMT on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Here's how (terms and conditions apply)
  • Check out big titles at small prices with our Chart Offers in DVD & Blu-ray. Find more great prices in our Top Offers Store.

Customers Also Watched on Amazon Video

Product details

  • Actors: Maria Schell, Stuart Whitman, Rod Steiger
  • Directors: Guy Green
  • Format: Dolby, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Odeon Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Sept. 2012
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B008ETEFM8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 80,580 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

Stuart Whitman received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a tormented sexual psychopath in this hard-hitting 1961 British psychological crime drama. Three years ago, Jim Fuller (Stuart Whitman) attempted to assault a young girl. Now he is out on the streets again, thanks to the recommendation of his psychiatrist Dr McNally (Oscar winner Rod Steiger*). Fuller moves to a new town, gets a new job and tries to rebuild his life. But then the flashbacks start and the nightmares. As he struggles with his past, he falls in love with a work colleague, Ruth (Maria Schell) not knowing she has a 10-year-old daughter of her own... And when a young girl is murdered in the town, suspicion once again falls upon Fuller and his life starts to fall apart... Widely regarded as one of the best psychological dramas ever made, The Mark features a distinguished supporting cast which includes Donald Wolfit and Maurice Denham. The film has been digitally restored and remastered by 20th Century Fox for its first ever release on UK DVD.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Back
  1. The Teckman Mystery [DVD]
    Margaret Leighton
    4.2 out of 5 stars 12
    DVD
    £7.99 Amazon Prime
  2. This is My Street [DVD]
    Ian Hendry
    4.6 out of 5 stars 52
    DVD
    £5.00 Amazon Prime
  3. Nothing But the Best [DVD]
    Alan Bates
    3.9 out of 5 stars 31
    DVD
    £5.00 Amazon Prime
  4. The Small Voice [DVD]
    James Donald
    4.2 out of 5 stars 5
    DVD
    £6.79 Amazon Prime
  5. The Intruder [DVD]
    Jack Hawkins
    4.6 out of 5 stars 28
    DVD
    £6.99 Amazon Prime
  6. Jigsaw [DVD] [1962]
    Jack Warner
    4.7 out of 5 stars 72
    DVD
    £11.09 Amazon Prime
Next

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
5 star
3
4 star
1
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
See all 4 customer reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Top Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsReview of The Mark (1961)
By Michael on 10 Nov. 2012
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Stuart Whitman stars as a recently released ex-con attempting to rehabilitate himself into British society. With the help of his psychiatrist and a sympathetic employer he's able to find lodgings and a job. It's clear though that Whitman fears the nature of his crime coming to light, being the attempted molestation of a young girl. He gradually falls for the boss's secretary who, of course, has a young daughter herself.
The Mark is a bravely and intelligently handled film dealing with very tricky and sensitive material. With hindsight it may not be a particularly convincing portrayal of a paedophile; Whitman's urges, we are informed, derive not so much from an attraction to children but rather from psychological issues in forming sexual relationships with women. The film is much more successful in exploring people's reactions to Whitman's crime, particularly the depiction of familiar types such as Donald Houston's dirt digging reporter and Maurice Denham as a sleazy landlord quick to point the moral finger. There is never really a sense that Whitman will re-offend. We more or less take for granted what we learn from Rod Steiger's psychiatrist that Whitman is not a danger. The tension in the film comes from seeing whether Whitman can hold onto his new life and relationship despite the condemnation of society.
There are two stand out performances: Whitman, who was oscar nominated but quickly faded into obscurity after this - he was also great in The Comancheros alongside John Wayne; and Steiger who is remarkably natural and believable as the psychiatrist fighting Whitman's corner.
Well worth watching but perhaps a better film exploring similar territory more convincingly is The Woodsman starring Kevin Bacon.
Comment 9 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsPerfect Service
By Lewis O. Harvey, Jr. on 17 Jun. 2014
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Item arrived on time in perfect condition. This was on of my favorite movies form the 1960's and I have been distressed that it has not been available in the USA.
Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsFAST DELIVERY
By Jonathan K. Lippman on 23 Jan. 2014
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
PERFECT and the film is also very good. I was very pleased with your service which as I said was perfect
Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Ma Lourdes Perez Jimenez on 7 Feb. 2015
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Excellent!
Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse

Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)

Amazon.com: HASH(0x8f65a924) out of 5 stars 12 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x8f6905f4) out of 5 stars Compelling drama drawn in cinematic elegance 13 Feb. 2013
By C. Carrier - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
If you are lucky enough to acquire this film to watch, then you are indeed lucky. And then watch it at least 3 times: once to engross yourself in the story; a second time to listen director Guy Green's accompanying cinematic comments; and a third time to enjoy Stuart Whitman's conversation about the film and how it impacted his career and his life. This is a compelling drama that impacts the viewer to this day, with a perfect combination of dialogue and tension among the characters, beautifully played by Whitman, Maria Schell and Rod Steiger. Whitman plays it with commanding restraint, allowing us to be fully sympathetic for Jim Fuller as he struggles to re-build his life, cheering him at his little successes, worrying for him at each drawback, and hoping that he will have the strength to make it through. The Whitman-Steiger scenes are excellent and display a wonderful therapist-patient relationship. Steiger's Dr. McNally refuses to have all the answers, encourages and cajoles and chides when he has to. Schell's Ruth Leighton is a woman full of her own hurt and hope, and her sensitively portrayed role is the perfect balance to Whitman's sensitive character. With Cinemascope literally surrounding this story we are treated to black and white elegance in film hardly seen these days. The sets are lovingly created and detailed - check out McNally's crammed yet oh-so-lifelike office. Shadows and light - and rain - are all crisp. Dissolving scenes move us easily from one moment to the other, and allow the 2-hour timeframe to quickly go by. This film is a treasure - no one should miss it. Whitman earned a Best Actor Nomination for his performance, and it is deserved.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x8ff394bc) out of 5 stars well acted and thought provoking 19 May 2006
By R. J. Claster - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD
Very fine acting thoughout and well done in that it enables you to empathize with someone who came close to committing an act that would place him in the minds of many people on a lower, more subhuman plane than a cold blooded murderer.

But was this person truly a pedophile? After all, he did not molest the girl child when he easily could have done so, and, if memory serves me correctly, returned her to the place where he abducted her. Moreover, the film suggests that he was moved to commit this act by his feelings of indequacy and inhibition with mature women, not because he really sexually preferred children, or even that he was necessarily attracted that way to children at all. On the other hand, maybe many people in the early sixties thought that men became pedophiles simply because they couldn't cut the mustard with women rather than being fundamentally more attracted to children than adults. One might ask in light of today's knowledge about child molesters whether it is psychologically possible for someone to molest a child primarily out of feelings of inadequacy and inhibition towards mature adults rather than genuine sexual attraction to children? Food for thought.
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x8ff29bb8) out of 5 stars Unforgettable 11 Jun. 1999
By Jonathan Bryce (mojo@paradise.net.nz) - Published on Amazon.com
I have seen this movie once, in a cheap hotel on a business trip, late at night, over ten years ago. I remember it still. The movie covers the offence, treatment and rehabilitation of a paedophile. Be warned, it is not to everyone's taste. I discussed it with friends who were violently opposed to the subject. Me too, but the movie is still riveting - and unique (in my experience). It leaves the final question to answer yourself - can such an offender be cured?
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x90074090) out of 5 stars Excellent. Stuart Whitman's BEST FILM. 10 Feb. 2002
By Trevor William Douglas - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
The added bonus of Stuart Whitman's commentary makes this DVD even more enjoyable. He has an easy going style and let's us in on a few tidbits of his life before and after his 7 year contract with Fox. Highly recommended.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x924ae36c) out of 5 stars Fine Movie, little known 24 Aug. 2010
By Good Memory Gal - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Stuart Whitman received an Academy Award for his performance as a guilt-ridden child molester. He revealed a sensitivity which was never seen again in his Westerns.
Were these reviews helpful? Let us know

There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.

Customer Discussions

Look for similar items by category

Feedback