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  • Actors: Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Pat Heywood, Isobel Black
  • Directors: Richard Fleischer
  • Writers: Clive Exton, Ludovic Kennedy
  • Producers: Basil Appleby, Leslie Linder, Martin Ransohoff
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000SVWCC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,485 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Based on Ludovic Kennedy's invetigative book, this is the true and horrifying story of mass-murderer John Christie, chillingly played by Richard Attenborough. When Timothy Evans (John Hurt) and his wife (Judy Geeson) move into Christie's tiny flat, they do not know that he has already killed several young women, their bodies buried in the back garden of the house. When Christie offers to help Beryl Evans have an abortion, neither she nor her husband know that it is just the latest plan Christie has hatched to lure yet another woman to her death. Killing her and her young baby, Christie manages to pin the blame on Evans, who is soon afterwards hanged. Years go by and more deaths, and it is only when he moves away from the scene of his crimes, the death-house at 10 Rillington Place in London, that fate transpires to put a stop to his crimes, and the wrongful hanging of Evans is exposed.


Special Features

  • Introduction to the DVD by Sir Richard Attenborough
  • Commentary by John Hurt
  • Exclusive interview with Sir Richard Attenborough
  • Fact Files
  • Vintage Lobby Cards
  • Filmographies
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, 2 Aug 2007
By Zippy (Germany) - See all my reviews
A classic piece of British film making. As accurate as a film can be, where-ever possible in the film the dialogue has been based on official documentation. Couple this with outstanding performances and attention to detail ( it was even filmed at Rillington Place, albeit a few doors down from the actual house ) makes this film a must-see. I remember visiting Madam Tussauds waxwork museum in London as a kid in the 70s and seeing Christie's waxwork in the chamber of horrors where Christie is stood, brush in hand having wallpapered over a cavity in the wall where he put bodies of his victims, I have no idea if the waxwork is still there today.
If you are expecting a slasher type fim then this is not for you. If you want a film that is dark, creepy and atmospheric with a top notch script and performances then this is definately for you. Don't be put off by the fact that it was made in 1971. As good today as it ever was.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stark, chilling account..., 30 Nov 2005
By John Dynan "JD" (Elwood, Vic Australia) - See all my reviews
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10 Rillington Place is not a fun movie for those looking for a Saturday night popcorn/splatter fest. It is a hard-edged, harrowing account of British mass-murderer John Reginald Christie and his hapless fall guy, Timothy Evans. The film, directed by Richard Fleischer and featuring Richard Attenborough and John Hurt in the two leading roles, is based on the book of the same name written by Ludovic Kennedy. This controversial case, which resulted in two hangings, came back to haunt Britain after everyone thought it had been resolved and was paramount in the abandonment of capital punishment in the UK. The slant in this film is unmistakeable.

Starting in 1949, the Evans family: Timothy, his wife Beryl and their baby daughter Geraldine, arrived at Christie's dingy Rillinton Place address to rent the flat on the top floor. Christie had already killed two women by this time and would continue to do so after the Evans's had gone. Timothy Evans was a compulsive liar of rather limited intelligence and it was his gullibility combined with Christie's manipulative talents which would eventually get him into trouble.

Posing as a backyard abortionist, Christie sets to work on the newly-pregnant Beryl with predictably awful results and this is one of the most distressing scenes in this very disturbing film. He then convinces Evans that he should leave or face the consequences, promising to place the baby in the care of some friends in Acton. For Evans, as if things weren't bad enough already, they only get worse from here.

Shot in the original street and using exteriors fronm the actual house, the film has a very stark confronting look with a seedy brown look, all accentuated by the quietness and lack of music. The acting is very powerful: Attenborough being particularly villainous and the direction is very tight. Intelligently scripted and with no actual gore, it is "the thinking person's horror movie". The result is superb pace and an utterly chilling atmosphere. I think the feeling I got most from this film was one of absolute helplessness and revulsion. A first rate film which makes a very clear point, 10 Rillington Place has a very important message for all and goes way beyond other films of the same genre.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Serial killers are not glamorous, 16 Dec 2005
This is an excellent film which really does so much to make you remember that serial killers like Christie are seedy disturbing drab people. This is not a film that is intended to thrill you at the expense of the underlying message: murder is murder. Kennedy's book of the same name is faithfully reproduced in the film. It's important to realise that at the time, the prosecution messed up the case and withheld key forensic evidence into the death of Beryl Evans. It's also important to realise that a jury was perhaps swayed by the fact that Christie was somehow more respectable than Evans. He had, after all, been a special constable. Evans was a half wit who struggled to articulate his feelings in words and frequently resorted to terrible arguments with his wife. Not only did this case help to bring capital punishment of the statute books it also brought in a vital defence to a murder charge: diminished responsibility. Evans was hanged for a murder he did not commit, Christie carried on killing. Both Hurt and Attenborough are magnificent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "...have you finished with your cup of tea?"
The films kicks off straight away with the grisly goings on inside number 10 Rillington Place as we see mild mannered John Christie coldly killing a woman in his flat. Read more
Published 11 days ago by DangermouseZilla

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Rillington Place
Great edge of you seat thriller. Never knew it was so scary. Richard Attenborough and John Hurt are amazing.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Sharon Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent film
I'd seen the film 30years ago but my wife hadn't.She'd recently come across a book showing serial killers and it kindled an interest in this story. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sm

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 rillington place
i was very pleased to fine this film on dvd as it was for my daughter who had been looking for it for some time i always look for old films on amazon as i can always find what i... Read more
Published 3 months ago by rose wood

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
This film was very very good i loved so much i would recomend it to royalty it was that good i strongly recomend it to anyone.
Published 4 months ago by Michael Masters

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant DVD extras compliment a truly chlling film.
This film covers truthfully the appalling murders which took place for a decade in a drab, crumbling house in Notting Hill. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. J. Cox

5.0 out of 5 stars The true story of the monster of notting hill, in all its glory...
As a true story, it was a horrific tale of depraved evil, but this film manages to create an entertaining, yet pathos-filled representation, as brought to life by the sheer... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Almond Huxley

2.0 out of 5 stars Gripping story, but...
This is a very atmospheric thriller with excellent performances by the cast, especially Richard Attenborough. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Junius

4.0 out of 5 stars true crime
i do love true stories about murder, although i seem fairly gruesome for admitting the fact, but there is something utterly compelling about them. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ms. F. I. Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars A film to freeze the soul
The centrepiece of this unsettling study of the depressing banality of human evil is an extraordinary performance by Richard Attenborough as serial killer John Christie... Read more
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