10 Rillington Place (1971)

Name: 10 Rillington Place
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Pat Heywood, Isobel Black

1h 46m United Kingdom

Crime Thriller

Plot

Set in post-war London, John Christie, a notorious serial killer, operates from his home at 10 Rillington Place, where he lures and murders unsuspecting victims. The narrative deepens with the tragic case of Timothy Evans, a man wrongfully accused of Christie's crimes. As Evans faces the gallows, the film explores themes of innocence and the failings of the justice system, ultimately highlighting the chilling consequences of Christie’s depravity and the tragic fate that befalls an innocent man caught in the web of a flawed system.

Cast

Richard Attenborough John Hurt Judy Geeson Pat Heywood Isobel Black Miss Riley André Morell Robert Hardy Phyllis MacMahon Gabrielle Daye Jimmy Gardner Edward Evans Tenniel Evans Ray Barron Douglas Blackwell