10 Rillington Place Page #3

Synopsis: London, 1949. John Christie is an unassuming, middle-aged man who, along with his wife Ethel, lives in the ground-floor flat at 10 Rillington Place. His demeanor masks the fact of being a serial killer. His modus operandi is to act as a person with a medical background, lure unsuspecting women to his apartment on the pretense of curing them of some ailment, knock them unconscious with carbon monoxide gas, gain his sexual release through contact with the unconscious body, then strangle the victim dead before disposing of the body somewhere in the house or outside area. His next intended target is Beryl Evans, a young woman who has just moved into the top flat in the house. Beryl's husband, Tim Evans, is an illiterate man who likes to put on airs. Already with an infant daughter named Geraldine, the Evanses learn they are going to have another baby, which they cannot afford to have, nor can they afford to abort the pregnancy. This problem, on top of the constant issue of lack of money in
Director(s): Richard Fleischer
Production: Columbia Pictures
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
GP
Year:
1971
111 min
506 Views


Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Come on, you - Out. Out.

Beryl wants me here.

She may need me here.

I don't bloody need you here,

and it's my bed!

Don't wake her. She's tired.

I'm tired, too!

I'm tired of having you around,

so get out!

And you leave us in peace!

You, get back in bed!

Just for tonight.

She may not be well.

Whose fault is that?!

Be quiet!

Come on - Out!

Let go of her!

Take your hands off me!

Don't you touch me!

What is it, Reg?

That's the Evanses again.

Aaah!

You bloody touch me again!

I'm throwing her out!

Don't be so bloody silly!

It's my bloody house!

I've got rights

in my own bloody house!

Now then, now then, now then.

What's all this about?

It's all her, Mr. Christie!

You just calm down.

It's because I've got Alice

staying here a night.

In my bloody bed!

And I'm meant to stay

on the floor in the kitchen!

All right, all right.

There's no need for language.

This is an apartment

for two persons.

That's quite clear in the lease.

What lease?

The statutory regulations.

Alice is just staying with me

because I'm not well.

Never mind about that.

/ know the law.

Now then...

you can't be guaranteed

security of tenure

if you're overcrowded.

That is a regulation.

That's right, my girl.

You put your shoes on

and go about your business.

Why should she?!

It's all right. I'll go.

Any more of this sort

of behavior,

and out you go - both of you.

I just want a bit

of peace, Mr. Christie.

All right, then.

Beryl...

Beryl, if you're not well,

you shouldn't be larking around

at this time of night.

You should see a doctor.

Lovely day today,

Mr. Christie, ain't it?

Very nice. Yes.

Oh, hello, Beryl.

How are you today?

Oh, I'm fine.

Thank you, Mr. Christie.

Have you been to see

the doctor yet?

The doctor?

Oh, uh, no.

Hmm.

Well, won't you come in a minute?

Well, I've got the -

I've just put the kettle on.

Oh.

Well, sit down, Beryl.

Do. In the deck chair.

Now, what is all this trouble

between you and Tim?

And don't try and

tell me there isn't any trouble.

No.

You're very young, you know.

Unexperienced.

Things which may seem

great problems to you

may seem simpler to

an older head, you know?

Well, it's just that I'm -

I'm going to have a baby.

Yes, I see.

Tim, I suppose,

is none too keen...

on this, uh,

addition to the family.

No. Well, I'm not, either.

I-I took some pills yesterday.

Pills?

Yes, they -

They didn't work, though.

You see, Mr. Christie, Tim

only gets 7 pounds a week.

Well... we can't afford

another baby now.

No. I understand that.

I, uh...

I do know people -

medical people -

who could help you out.

But that would cost money,

wouldn't it?

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Clive Exton

Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter who wrote the scripts of Agatha Christie's Poirot, P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster, and Rosemary & Thyme. more…

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