Editing The Mark (1961 film) (section)

== Reception ==
Its subject matter made it controversial, and it was criticised for making a [[pedophile]] too sympathetic.<ref name="TCMarticle" /><ref name="BuhleWagner" /> 

It also received favourable reviews for its treatment of a difficult subject and praise for the acting, writing and directing.<ref name="NYTrvw" /><ref name="SRrvw" /> 

Green said the film was highly regarded in Hollywood, as was his previous film, ''[[The Angry Silence]]'' (1960), and led to Hollywood offers such as ''[[Light in the Piazza (film)|Light in the Piazza]]'' (1962).<ref name="guy" />

''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "This film makes a brave attempt at portraying abnormality sensibly, but gets no further. There is seriousness and care (always excepting such unconvincing episodes as Fuller's psychiatric treatment in prison, and the newspaper-man's extraordinarily irresponsible libel), but neither boldness nor passion. Too many issues are soft-pedalled. &nbsp;... Glamorous stars and expensive settings are altogether too obvious an edulcoration. There is, admittedly, much competent acting: Donald Wolfit is sound and solid as Clive, Paul Rogers convincing as the shifty executive assistant, Milne, and Donald Houston's journalist catches the eye. But the most compelling performance comes from Rod Steiger."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1961 |title=The Mark |volume=28 |issue=324 |pages=31 |id={{ProQuest|1305829079}} |magazine=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]}}</ref>

''The [[Radio Times]] Guide to Films'' gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "Pitched as a rather sentimentalised melodrama, this is still an unusually frank and adult treatment of a serious topic, set in Britain but performed by two major Hollywood stars."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Radio Times Guide to Films |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |year=2017 |isbn=9780992936440 |edition=18th |location=London |pages=593}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Producer [[Raymond Stross]] in the past has made a number of pix which have tended to rough up sex in equal mixtures of naivete and sleaziness. With ''The Mark'', Stross still clings to an undeniable belief in sex as an ingredient that interests adult filmgoers. But, this time, he's set his sights higher. Result is an overlong, sometimes plodding, but honest, interesting glimpse at a sex dilemma.&nbsp;... There are one or two obvious flaws in the story line and some of the flashbacks are irritating. But quietly it makes engrossing impact."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 February 1961 |title=The Mark |volume=221 |issue=10 |pages=6 |id={{ProQuest|962715994}} |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>