Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Attenborough

   John Christie

2. 

   John Hurt

   Timothy Evans

3. 

   Judy Geeson

   Beryl Evans

4. 

   Pat Heywood

   Ethel Christie

5. 

   Isobel Black

   Alice

6. 

   Miss Riley

   Baby Geraldine

7. 

   André Morell

   Judge Lewis

8. 

   Robert Hardy

   Malcolm Morris

9. 

   Phyllis MacMahon

   Muriel Eady

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-29

Richard Attenborough is superb in this creepy and true tale of John Christie. He lives with his wife Ethel (Pat Heywood) in the ground floor of the address where, above, a young couple of pregnant Beryl (Judy Gleeson) and Timothy Evans (John Hurt) have just moved in. Unbeknown to them, though, the outwardly affable Christie lives a double life. His other "career" is to help unfortunate women deal with ailments for which they cannot just go to their doctor. We assume that he gets his kicks whilst they are anaethetised and then they end up behind a false wall in his kitchen! It transpires that h...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• london, england
• biography
• based on true story
• serial killer
• 1940s