''V'' is a 1991 neo noir erotic thriller film directed by Simon Moore and starring

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and

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. Neeson won best actor at the 1992 Festival du Film Policier de Cognac for his performance.

Plot

The film is set in the late 1950s, when strict British divorce laws could be circumvented by manufacturing fake evidence of adultery, and in Brighton, where such activities often occurred. An amoral private detective, who with the help of his wife provides phoney photographs and paid witnesses for divorce cases, becomes a prime suspect when his wife and a wealthy artist client are murdered.

Cast

as Tony Aaron *

as Angeline *

Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. Early life Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-bor ...

as Frank *

Maggie O'Neill Margaret "Maggie" O'Neill (born 15 November 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in ''Peak Practice'' (2000–2002), '' Shameless'' (2004–2007) and ''EastEnders'' (2008). In 1986 she appeared in the music video f ...

as Hazel Aaron * Stephen Moore as Roscoe * Alphonsia Emmanuel as Selina *

Alex Norton Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series '' Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in '' Extremely Dangerou ...

as Prosecuting Attorney * Kevin Moore as Barrister

Release

Reception

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gives the film a rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics.

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* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, under_suspicion_1991 British detective films 1991 films Films set in 1959 1991 crime thriller films British crime thriller films Columbia Pictures films Films scored by Christopher Gunning 1990s English-language films 1990s British films