Movie

1971 Criminal drama
1h 51min
Country | United Kingdom |
PG
This is the horrifying true account of John Reginald Christie, whose crimes and subsequent trial summarily ended capital punishment in Britain. After savagely murdering a woman and her newborn baby, Christie was able to convince a jury that the woman's husband was the actual perpetrator. Years later, Christie admitted his guilt and a shocked nation learned an innocent man had been put to death.
Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
Written by | Clive Exton, Ludovic Kennedy |
Starring
Richard Attenborough
Judy Geeson
John Hurt
André Morell
Pat Heywood
Isobel Black
Miss Riley
Phyllis MacMahon
Ray Barron
Douglas Blackwell
Gabrielle Daye
Jimmy Gardner
Edward Evans
Tenniel Evans
David Jackson
Jack Carr
George Lee
Richard Coleman
Robert Hardy
Geoffrey Chater
Basil Dignam
Norman Henry
Edward Burnham
Edwin Brown
Norma Shebbeare
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