Top Billed 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
Joss Ackland
Edgar Lowis
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mrs. Dakin
Elizabeth Knight
Patti
Colin Welland
Tom Binney
Tony Selby
Duncan
John Hallam
Terry
Del Henney
Webb
Ben Howard
Henry
James Cossins
Brown
Anthony Sagar
Danny
Clive Francis
Vivian
Stephen Sheppard
Benny Thompson
Brook Williams
Kenneth
Wendy Hutchinson
Mrs Lowis
Michael Robbins
Barzun
Sheila White
Veronica
Cheryl Hall
Judy
Shirley Cain
Mrs Matthews
Lindy Miller
Gilly
Godfrey James
Car Lot Manager
Bonita Thomas
Stripper
Leslie Schofield
Detective Constable
John Comer
Waiter at House of Commons (uncredited)
Eric Mason
Landlord (uncredited)
Johnny Shannon
Heavy (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Mon Jan 27 2014

What 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, Donald Sinden, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis, Joss Ackland, Cathleen Nesbitt, Colin Welland and Tony Selby. A Panavision/Technicolor production, music is by Jonathan Hodge and cinematography by Christopher Challis. Ruthless London gangster Vic Dakin (Burton) agrees to orchestrate the robbery of a wages van. However, when it is requested for him to ...