由德克·博加德,亚历克西斯·史密斯,亚历山大·诺克斯,休·格里夫斯领衔主演的沉眠之虎是一部综合评分9.0分的英国剧情片。ThedirectionofTheSleepingTigerwascreditedtoVictorHanbury,butthiswasactuallyapseudonymfortheblacklistedJosephLosey,whosefirstBritishfilmthiswas.AlexanderKnoxstarsaspsychiatristCliveEsmond,whobelievesthathecanstemthecriminaltendenciesofyoungfugitivefromjusticeFrankClements(DirkBogarde).Tothisend,EsmondhidesClementsinhisownhome.Atfirsthostiletowardsthehandsomecrook,Esmond'swifeGlenda(AlexisSmith)graduallywarmsuptoherhouseguest,andbeforelongsheandClementsarecastinglustfulglancesatoneanother.SheintendstorunoffwithClementsandmakeanewlifeforherself,whensuddenlyhedecidesthatheactuallywantstoreform.Ifnothingelse,TheSleepingTigerisafascinatingprecursortothesexualtensionsprevalentinLosey'slaterHaroldPinteradaptations.~HalErickson,Rovi