10 Rillington Place (1971) - Richard Attenborough, John Hurt - Feature (Drama/Thriller)
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Drama / Thriller (1971) 111 minutes ~ Color
London, 1949. John Christie is an unassuming, middle aged man who, along with his wife Ethel, manages the apartment building at 10 Rillington Place. His unassuming demeanor masks the fact of being a serial killer. His modus operandi is to act as a person with a medical background, lure unsuspecting women to his apartment on the pretense of curing them of some ailment, knock them unconscious with carbon monoxide gas, gain his sexual release through contact with the unconscious body, then strangle the victim dead before disposing of the body usually by burying it in his back yard.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Ludovic Kennedy (book), Clive Exton
Stars: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt
London, 1949. John Christie is an unassuming, middle aged man who, along with his wife Ethel, manages the apartment building at 10 Rillington Place. His unassuming demeanor masks the fact of being a serial killer. His modus operandi is to act as a person with a medical background, lure unsuspecting women to his apartment on the pretense of curing them of some ailment, knock them unconscious with carbon monoxide gas, gain his sexual release through contact with the unconscious body, then strangle the victim dead before disposing of the body usually by burying it in his back yard.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Ludovic Kennedy (book), Clive Exton
Stars: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt