‘Villain’ starring Richard Burton and Ian McShane on Blu-ray
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thehollywoodnews.comThe latest addition to Studiocanal’s prestigious Vintage Classics Collection is the 1971 gangster drama VILLAIN – fully restored and available on Blu-ray for the first time.
With a script by acclaimed British writing duo Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, VILLAIN is an intricate and graphically violent British counterpart to Get Carter and The French Connection which foreshadowed seminal 1970s television police dramas such as ‘The Sweeney’.Vic Dakin (Burton) is a sadistic, gay, East End gangster with a mother fixation, a character loosely based on the notorious Ronnie Kray.
For many years he has made a living from running a prosperous protection racket and, so far, has avoided arrest. After being tipped-off about a potential payroll heist,
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