Story Line
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
“By the time he's ready to kill you, its an act of mercy.”
Top Cast
Richard Burton
Vic Dakin
Ian McShane
Wolfe Lissner
Nigel Davenport
Bob Matthews
Donald Sinden
Gerald Draycott
Fiona Lewis
Venetia
T. P. McKenna
Frank Fletcher
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Rating
6.1/ 10
Release Date
1971-05-26
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
9/10
•1/27/2014What 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, D...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•11/4/2022Quite 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 i...