10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime drama film, directed by Richard Fleischer. It stars Richard Attenborough, John Hurt and Judy Geeson and was adapted by Clive Exton from the book Ten Rillington Place by Ludovic Kennedy who also acted as technical advisor to the production.

The film begins in 1944 with John Christie murdering his neighbour Muriel Eady he lures her to his flat inRillington Place by promising to cure her bronchitis with a special mixture, then incapacitates her with carbon monoxide gas, strangles her with a piece of rope, and has implied sex with her corpse. He buries her in his flat blocks communal garden, where a dog uncovers one of his previous victims.In 1949, Tim and Beryl Evans move intoRillington Place, west London, with their infant daughter Geraldine. Christie is their landlord. Beryl is pregnant again and attempts an abortion by taking some pills. When she informs Tim, they have a violent argument, which Christie breaks up. Soon after, Christie offers to help Beryl terminate the pregnancy. He pretends to read a medical textbook one day in an effort to convince Tim of his expertise. Tim is essentially illiterate and cannot tell that Christie is lying. The Evanses agree to let Christie perform the procedure. ........

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