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10 Rillington Place

  • 1971
  • GP
  • 1h 51m
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7.5/10
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Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Isobel Black, and Pat Heywood in 10 Rillington Place (1971)
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What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriag... Read allWhat happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.

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    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writers
    • Clive Exton
    • Ludovic Kennedy
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Judy Geeson
    • John Hurt
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    11K
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    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Clive Exton
      • Ludovic Kennedy
    • Stars
      • Richard Attenborough
      • Judy Geeson
      • John Hurt
    • 116User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Christie
    Judy Geeson
    Judy Geeson
    • Beryl Evans
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Timothy Evans
    Pat Heywood
    • Ethel Christie
    Isobel Black
    Isobel Black
    • Alice
    Miss Riley
    • Baby Geraldine
    Phyllis MacMahon
    Phyllis MacMahon
    • Muriel Eady
    Ray Barron
    • Workman Willis
    Douglas Blackwell
    • Workman Jones
    Gabrielle Daye
    Gabrielle Daye
    • Mrs. Lynch
    Jimmy Gardner
    • Mr. Lynch
    Edward Evans
    Edward Evans
    • Det. Inspector
    Tenniel Evans
    Tenniel Evans
    • Det. Sergeant
    David Jackson
    • Constable
    Jack Carr
    • Constable
    George Lee
    • Constable
    Richard Coleman
    • Constable
    André Morell
    André Morell
    • Judge Lewis
    • (as Andre Morell)
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Clive Exton
      • Ludovic Kennedy
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    dougdoepke

    A Few Footnotes

    No need to repeat consensus points already made. Instead, I'll try to touch on noteworthy aspects generally unmentioned.

    The movie's not only a reflection on the death penalty, but on anti-abortion laws, as well. Those desperate women wouldn't have been driven into the clutches of the lunatic Cristie were abortion licensed and legal. That may not have stopped his madness, but he would have had to come up with a different ploy.

    The movie focuses on one particular episode (the Evans killings) rather than the series of killings that actually covered a considerable time period. So, cooped up in the city, Cristie ends up hiding his many victims where he can (in the garden, in the washroom, in the walls). What surprises me is that no one, least of all, the wife, notices what must have been an atrocious smell.

    Note the dispatch with which Evans is hanged, unlike the more ritualized American way. I assume the movie is an accurate depiction. He walks into an ordinary room, the hood is placed over his head, and plop, the trapdoor opens. And it takes just about that long. The suddenness really startled me.

    Contrast two ends of the serial killer spectrum—the shy, unattractive Cristie and the charming, handsome Ted Bundy of 1970's America. Understandably, Bundy had no trouble luring girls to their doom; judging from the movie, however, Cristie's victims must have been truly desperate to let that little creep lay hands on them.

    Not mentioned in the movie, but in one of the books that I recall, is that Cristie kept swatches of pubic hair as trophies.

    Like any good document on serial killers, the film presents a glimpse of lives and social levels that otherwise go unnoticed. Here we get a sense of a decaying part of London and the dreary lives hanging on there. A good movie or book is like a knife slicing through a cake, exposing layers that otherwise remain hidden. That's the particular strength of this film.

    My only reservation is the casting of Judy Geeson as Evans' wife. She seems too pretty and smart to be hooked up with a dead-ender like Evans. Still and all, Geeson's performance is excellent— note her subtle expressions on first meeting the creepy Cristie. Nonetheless, I suspect her casting was the one concession the producers made to commercial appeal.

    All in all, it's a grim, ugly film-- as it should be. We may not get much sense of why Cristie has taken the warped, monstrous turn he has. But then such dark matters may be beyond us, anyway. Above all, the movie should not be viewed in a depressed state or if you're looking for a room to rent.
    8AlsExGal

    The case that caused the end of the death penalty in the UK

    This is the story of serial killer John Christie, who between 1943 and 1953 murdered women and disposed of their bodies on his property at the titular 10 Rillington Place. Christie used his mild mannered demeanor to gain the confidence of women. He often falsely claimed to have medical knowledge and told them that if they came back to his flat he could take care of their migraines, bronchitis, etc. Once there, he killed them. He was never suspected because the women who disappeared had no known connection to him.

    What becomes his undoing is when he becomes homicidally attracted to Beryl Evans, wife of one of his boarders, Tim Evans. Christie does a pretty good job of planning the killing, but he is rather reckless, telling his wife things that will be refuted later. Ultimately the victim's husband Tim is convicted of the murder of his wife and is executed. There were holes in the criminal investigation for sure, and Evans was illiterate and mildly intellectually handicapped as well, known for telling tall tales, so he was limited in how he could help his own defense. So when he truthfully does tell the police what happened, they do not believe him.

    Richard Attenborough is very much the enigma as killer John Christie. You can easily find out why Christie probably did what he did with some quick internet research, but here no explanation is provided, and that helps add to the tension. Highly recommended.
    uds3

    Not sure if anyone has ever made a better film than this?

    The zenith of British film making, 10 RILLINGTON PLACE (the location since re-named) is a true story. John Christie (who last time I was there was still a star exhibit at Madame Tussaud's waxworks museum in London) was the mega-ordinary, almost mousy south east Londoner who besides liking a good cuppa tea...killed people in his dingy little residence. Somewhat of a sexual predator (though this is hinted at, rather than depicted) Christie used his very basic scientific knowledge to offer "comfort" to such as pregnant young girls by way of his own in-house abortion that none actually survived. The case of young and fully dim-witted Timothy Evans (so brilliantly played by John Hurt) who comes to lodge and whose pretty young wife (Geeson) becomes another victim of the serial killer Christie represented the height of British injustice when Christie himself was able to manipulate the facts to point the finger of guilt at Evans himself and who was actually hanged for the murder of his wife and child. (The later-bestowed pardon would have been of little consequence I feel....the ultimate "too liitle too late")

    The film's bleak depiction of immediate post-war Britain is just stunning, Attenborough deserved the Oscar for his amazing characterisation of Christie...a monster with a facade no-one thought to question. No clear-thinking and perceptive person could possibly watch this movie and not be affected in some way. The horror Is that there IS no horror, just a veneer of respectability and decency. I cannot offhand, nominate a more powerful or credible piece of film-making. We have this film in our library and watch it on average ever two years - it has never aged or been less impactful!
    10Sleepin_Dragon

    Chilling viewing.

    It's almost fifty years since this film was made, and it hasn't lost any of its potency. I saw this as a youngster, and it terrified me, watching today, I had exactly the same feeling, terror.

    The film is wonderfully atmospheric, it's bleak, it's chilling, and Richard Attenborough's performance is spine chilling, he makes Reg an absolutely terrifying figure, despite being so softly spoken.

    There is a harshness to this film that truly does work in its favour, there is no lighter side, it's just very bleak.

    Based on real life events, it's a fascinating, but tragic story, you can only wonder at the lives that Christie ruined.

    Several documentaries are available, and The BBC produced a three part series many years later, but this film version is hard to beat.

    Chilling, but outstanding, 10/10.
    8trish-fowlie

    Chilling portrayal of a serial killer.

    This is a convincing account of the infamous serial killings of Christie, and the dreadful miscarriage of justice which led to the hanging of Timothy Evans, who would now be described as having a learning disability, for the murder of his wife. Richard Attenborough portrays the apparently respectable, colourless killer with insidious menace, through to his eventual disintegration and discovery. The house of horrors has now been demolished- who would want to live there? At this time serial killers were unusual in the UK, and there was little expectation of finding multiple corpses in a dreary lower middle class dwelling - Jack the Ripper had been regarded as the epitome of the worst humanity could be. The execution of Evans was and is an overwhelming condemnation of the existence of the death penalty in any society or state which has moral values or any claim to respect for justice or civilised mores.

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    • Trivia
      Richard Attenborough's make-up, mainly consisting of a bald pate, took three hours to apply every morning.
    • Goofs
      When Christie is explaining the procedure he's about to perform on Beryl, he says that natural gas contains carbon monoxide, then quotes its formula as CO2 (which is actually carbon dioxide). The correct formula for carbon monoxide is CO. However, the point appears to be to show him for the half-educated conman he is. It's just Christie's character creating an air of "expertise".
    • Quotes

      John Reginald Christie: It's the moral question that concerns me, the taking of life - no matter how rudimentary.

      Beryl Evans: It's not really... I'd be ever so grateful, Mr Christie.

    • Crazy credits
      Prologue to opening credits: "This is a true story. Whenever possible, the dialogue has been based on official documents"
    • Connections
      Featured in 10 Rillington Place: Interview with Sir Richard Attenborough (2004)

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1971 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ten Rillington Place
    • Filming locations
      • 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London, England, UK(location exteriors, still occupied during filming - demolished 1970)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
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      • Genesis Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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