Witchhammer - 1969 - Otakar Vávra

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXTA1yAptuc

Victim - 1961 - Starring Dirk Bogarde - Directed by Basil Dearden

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTgzcpN6mQ

Dirk Bogarde is, in my humble estimation, one of the coolest actors ever.

If I am not mistaken, this film was banned in the USA because it dealt with a gay man suffering the injustice of being blackmailed because of his sexual orientation.

Indeed, it seems as if the film was made to criticize England's anti-gay laws. There is a very sympathetic police detective in the film who often argues against the laws, pointing out that they often lead to blackmail.

This may have been the first English-language film to even address the issue of homosexuality and the persecution of gay folks.

The US just did not want to acknowledge, at this time, that gay folks existed and banned the film.

This was an important film in the UK that helped open eyes and change anti-gay laws.

Toby Dammit by Fellini 1968

This is such a cool short film by Fellini.

Terence Stamp does a yeoman's job of playing a disillusioned actor who is struggling with alcoholism and, apparently, slowly going insane.

I saw this film at an Experimental Film Coalition screening at the Randolph Street Gallery (the devil's playground).  From what I remember, Toby Dammit takes a role in a spaghetti western being funded by the Vatican.  He clearly doesn't care about acting or the film industry anymore but is having a hard time transitioning to something else.  There's a surprise ending to the film.  The subtitle that I remember for this film is: Never Bet the Devil Your Head.

Access the film here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3261CD9A4114F97A