The direction of The Sleeping Tiger was credited to Victor Hanbury, but this was actually a pseudonym for the blacklisted Joseph Losey, whose first British film this was. Alexander Knox stars as psychiatrist Clive Esmond, who believes that he can stem the criminal tendencies of young fugitive from justice Frank Clements (Dirk Bogarde). To this end, Esmond hides Clements in his own home. At first hostile towards the handsome crook, Esmond's wife Glenda (Alexis Smith) gradually warms up to her house guest, and before long she and Clements are casting lustful glances at one another. She intends to run off with Clements and make a new life for herself, when suddenly he decides that he actually wants to reform. If nothing else, The Sleeping Tiger is a fascinating precursor to the sexual tensions prevalent in Losey's later Harold Pinter adaptations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
童年阴影本身就是很难以克服的，就像是成片的阴影笼罩在人的心底，又像是数道乌云飘浮在人的头顶，每每触及总是十分难受。一头老虎无论怎么沉睡，睡醒后终归还是一头猛虎而不可能是病猫，猛虎咆哮依然可以威震天际。只是不要让旧罪一直成为缠身的梦魇，反倒是白白成为了别人的枪子，耽误了大好的青春不说，也容易误了卿卿性命。天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃，从来都当是如此的。
当心中沉睡的老虎被唤醒一切都覆水难收。。。博加德第一次和女主角史密斯摊牌就说她内心很饥渴还真是一点没错。。。镜头方面罗西在这部片里没有太放肆和后来的仆人相比差不少，但是仅有的几个凌厉镜头夸张角度镜中影像还是十足罗西味道。。。PS女主角亚历克西斯.史密斯越到后面演的越好
结局可以更黑一点！
三星半 结尾是真的不行太狗血了
Dirk：先撩后拒，堪比犯罪。医生：拯救坏小子，赔了美娇妻。女主：爱而不得，家毁人亡。欲望的唤醒冲破道德的藩篱，感情世界里的三角恋是最具破坏性的结构。