The Mark (1961)

Directed by

Guy Green

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who served a prison sentence for a sexual offense tries to start over. He gets work, builds a relationship, but suspicion follows him when a child is assaulted in his town.

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What happens

The Mark is a 1961 British drama film directed by Guy Green, produced by Raymond Stross, and starring Stuart Whitman, Maria Schell, Rod Steiger and Brenda De Banzie. It is adapted by Sidney Buchman and Stanley Mann from a 1951 novel by American writer Charles E. Israel. The film concerns a convicted sex offender trying to rebuild his life after a prison sentence (Whitman), but is suspected in the sexual assault of a child. The film's controversial subject matter limited its commercial prospects, though it was generally well-received by critics. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, and Stuart Whitman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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