The Burden of Proof (Barlow novel)
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| Author | James Barlow |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Simon and Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 258 |
The Burden of Proof is a 1968 crime novel by the British writer James Barlow.
Synopsis[edit]
Vic Dakin a crime lord with a vast empire across London takes place on a raid on a wages van that goes wrong. Needing an alibi he arranges to blackmail a corrupt MP with evidence of his sexual wrongdoing to give perjured testimony in court. However, the police are doggedly on Dakin's trail.
Adaptation[edit]
In 1971 it was adapted into the British film Villain directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Richard Burton, Ian McShane and Nigel Davenport.[1][2] As a tie-in with the film the novel was reissued with the alternative title Villain.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Clinton, Franz Anthony. British Thrillers, 1950-1979: 845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage. McFarland, 2020.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Turner, Alwyn W. Crisis? What Crisis?: Britain in the 1970s. Aurum, 2009.
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