The Vicious Circle
The unnerving English crime film
A taut 1950s noir thriller in which an innocent man is ensnared in a web of murder, blackmail, and criminal conspiracy after a chance encounter goes fatally wrong.
When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.
Essence
Ensemble
John Mills
Dr. Howard Latimer
Derek Farr
Kenneth Palmer
Noelle Middleton
Laura James
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Maj. Harrington aka Robert Brady
Roland Culver
Detective Inspector Dane
Mervyn Johns
Dr. George Kimber
Rène Ray
Mrs. Ambler
Lionel Jeffries
Geoffrey Windsor
Lisa Daniely
Frieda Veldon
David Williams
The Detective Sergeant
Diana Lambert
Latimer's Office Nurse
Hal Osmond
Joe - Golf Caddy
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
