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Stark drama based on the notorious, horrifying Christie case. A man is pressurised into confessing to the murder of his wife and child, while the real killer - the sinister landlord of his seedy lodgings - is free to continue his deadly activities.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1971) (3 Star)

Cast:

Richard Attenborough	.... John Reginald Christie
Judy Geeson	.... Beryl Evans
John Hurt	.... Timothy John Evans
Pat Heywood	.... Mrs. Ethel Christie
Isobel Black	.... Alice
Miss Riley	.... Baby Geraldine

Supporting Cast:

Phyllis MacMahon	.... Muriel Eady
Ray Barron	.... Workman Willis
Douglas Blackwell	.... Workman Jones
Gabrielle Daye	.... Mrs. Lynch
Jimmy Gardner	.... Mr. Lynch
Edward Evans	.... Det. Inspector
Tenniel Evans	.... Detective Sergeant
David Jackson	.... Constable
George Lee	.... Constable

Directors:

Richard Fleischer

Writers:

Ludovic Kennedy
Clive Exton