10 Rillington Place (1971)
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Cast
as John Reginald Christie
as Beryl Evans
as Timothy John Evans
as Mrs. Ethel Christie
as Alice
as Baby Geraldine
as Muriel Eady
as Workman Willis
as Workman Jones
as Mrs. Lynch
as Mr. Lynch
as Detective Inspector
as Detective Sergeant
as Constable
as Inspector 'J'
as Constable
as Constable
as Constable
as Judge Lewis
as Malcolm Morris
as Christmas Humpreys
as Medical Board
as Medical Board
as Medical Board
as Hangman
as Woman In Cafe
as Furniture Dealer
as Tramp
as West Indian
as West Indian
as Plainclothes Sergeant
as Desk Sergeant
as Man in Pub
as Man in Pub
as Man in Pub
as Irish Tenor
as Old Lady
Critic Reviews for 10 Rillington Place
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3)
As infamous serial murderer John Reginald Christie, Richard Attenborough is just exaggerated enough to remain credible.
More highly regarded these days than when it was released in 1971, Richard Fleischer's 10 Rillington Place is a grimly efficient treatment of a once-notorious case.
The banality of evil takes on a slightly different chill in this effectively low-key drama about a banal nebbish committing unspeakably evil acts.
Kennedy's book was fiercely confrontational and the film reflects this. This is a world where everybody is kicking downwards.
an unsettling reminder that, more often than not, it is not overly clever traps but rather people who kill people.
Deeply disturbing and probably the worst date movie ever made.
Audience Reviews for 10 Rillington Place
Not the fastest moving of films, but based on a true story, it's an intriguing watch. Attenborough was very good in this sinister role and for the time of it's release, it managed to show enough of the story to give a gruelling account of the case.
Super Reviewer
Immediately one of the greatest films I have ever seen. I feel so privileged that I was able to see this film on the big screen. It starts with the wonderful Richard Attenborough being a sick little puppy. Set during the war, in a policeman's unifrom, offering medical help to a young woman. Attenborough is everything that someone should trust. A calm English man that offers you tea. Next, he's murdering the woman with gas, and not a hint of remorse. The film jumps forward 5 years, and introduces a tragic couple. They are about to have a baby, but cannot afford one. This sparks Attenborough's killing side, and he offers to perform an abortion. The film becomes a tense and depressing thriller that outlines the problems with capital punishment. It's sad as it's a battle of wits, but one of the protagonists has no wits to battle with. Attenborough is one of the most chilling and disturbing villains I've ever seen. The claustrophobic setting, the invasion of someones life, and the heartless deception, are just some of the great things about this movie. As it finished on a freeze frame we hear heavy breathing, next the credits scroll silently. Everyone in the cinema stood up in silence as though they had just been punched and winded. This film had more dread and a bigger impact than any I can recall.
Super Reviewer
Excellent fact-based crime drama that avoids sensationalism for a more subtle approach, but retains the psychological darkness you'd expect from a serial killer movie. This movie proves life is stranger than fiction, and nothing beats a well made movie of a true horrendous crime. As a side note: I have read that these events helped abolish the death sentence in England. I can believe it, cuz a story likes this really makes you ponder this issue.
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