10 Rillington Place (1971)

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Genre

drama film, crime film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 219 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a dramatization of real life serial killer John Christie who murdered several people in his London home. It also follows his neighbor Timothy Evans who was wrongly executed for one of Christie's crimes.

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What happens

10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime drama horror film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood. The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie, who committed many of his crimes in the London terraced house of the title, and the miscarriage of justice involving his neighbour Timothy Evans. It was adapted by Clive Exton from the 1961 nonfiction book Ten Rillington Place by Ludovic Kennedy (who also acted as technical advisor to the production) and produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ransohoff. Previous attempts at making a film based on Christie's crimes were blocked by the British Board of Film Classification until clearance was ultimately given to Linder and director Fleischer in 1970. Principal photography began in the spring of 1970 on location in London. While most of the location shooting occurred in a flat near the actual site of the crimes, Attenborough did film a scene inside 10 Rillington Place, which was demolished shortly after the film was completed. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, 10 Rillington Place premiered in London on 28 January 1971, and received mixed reviews from film critics, although it has since undergone critical reappraisal. Hurt was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Evans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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