10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place
British theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Fleischer
Screenplay byClive Exton
Based onTen Rillington Place
1961 book
by Ludovic Kennedy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDenys Coop
Edited byErnest Walter
Music byJohn Dankworth
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 29 January 1971 (1971-01-29) (UK)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood.[1] 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.

The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie, who committed many of his crimes in the titular London terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving his neighbour Timothy Evans. Hurt received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Evans.

  1. ^ "10 Rillington Place". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 August 2024.