10 Rillington Place 10 Rillington Place 10 Rillington Place is a 1971 British crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Richard Attenborough, John Hurt and Judy Geeson. It 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 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. The film
10 Rillington Place critics. In a 2009 review, J. Hoberman of the "Village Voice" wrote, "More highly regarded these days than when it was released in 1971, Richard Fleischer's "10 Rillington Place" is a grimly efficient treatment of a once-notorious case". The same year, Keith Uhlich of "Time Out" gave the film a 5-star review and described it as an "underseen gem". In an interview with Robert K. Elder in his book "The Best Film You've Never Seen", director Sean Durkin states that "10 Rillington Place" "depicts this story the way that a piece of journalism might, as opposed to worrying about preconceived