The Mark (1961)
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67% of users liked it
(72 ratings)
Guy Green's social drama stars Stuart Whitman as the title character, a man whose unhealthy childhood has left him bewildered by sex. After an affair with a woman his own age ends badly, Mark finds himself increasingly drawn to young girls, who he feels do not pose the same threat of… More Guy Green's social drama stars Stuart Whitman as the title character, a man whose unhealthy childhood has left him bewildered by sex. After an affair with a woman his own age ends badly, Mark finds himself increasingly drawn to young girls, who he feels do not pose the same threat of emasculation that adult women do. When he is charged with kidnapping a ten-year-old girl in order to molest her, his conviction results in a three-year prison sentence. With the help of Dr. Edmund McNally (Rod Steiger), a prison psychiatrist, Mark comes to terms with his urges and is released from prison a changed man. Soon after, he gets engaged to Ruth Leighton (Maria Schell), a widow with a ten-year-old daughter of her own. After Mark is seen in the vicinity of a recent molestation incident, a journalist digs into his background and his past is brought to light, destroying not only his relationship with Ruth but his fledgling career as well. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Guy Green
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 8, 1961 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 28, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Best-known for Stuart Whitman Oscar-nominated turn, this b/w film concerns a man who, after serving time in prison for molesting a girl, starts a new life with the aid of a kind psychiatrist (Rod Steiger) and a sensitive woman (Maria Schell).
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Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
The Mark is a well-made and well-acted film that suffers from a bloated length, dreary pacing and essentially unpleasant subject matter.
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Cast
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Maria Schell
as Mrs. Ruth Leighton
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Stuart Whitman
as Jim Fuller
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Rod Steiger
as Dr. Edmund McNally
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Donald Houston
as Austin Reporter
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Donald Wolfit
as Mr. Clive
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Paul Rogers
as Milne
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Maurice Denham
as Arnold Cartwright
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Amanda Black
as Janie
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Marie Devereaux
as Ellen
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Bill Foley
as Mr. Fuller
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Anne Monaghan
as Mrs. Fuller
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Josephine Frayne
as Patricia
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Harry Baird
as Cole
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Eddie Byrne
as Acker
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Brenda De Banzie
as Mrs. Cartwright
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Russell Napier
as 2nd Officer
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John Welsh
as 1st Officer
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Bandana DasGupta
as Inez
