The Killing of Sister George (1968)

George lives with her lover, Childie and plays a cheerful district nurse in a BBC soap opera. However, her character is to be killed off, and George realises that the only other job she can... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Lukas Heller, Frank Marcus (play)

Stars:

Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beryl Reid	...	June Buckridge
Susannah York	...	Alice 'Childie' McNaught
Coral Browne	...	Mercy Croft
Ronald Fraser	...	Leo Lockhart
Patricia Medina	...	Betty Thaxter
Hugh Paddick	...	Freddie
Cyril Delevanti	...	Ted Baker
Sivi Aberg	...	Diana
William Beckley	...	Floor Manager
Elaine Church	...	Marelen
Brendan Dillon	...	Bert Turner
Mike Freeman	...	Noel
Maggie Paige	...	Maid
Jack Raine	...	Deputy Commissioner
Dolly Taylor	...	Tea Lady

Storyline

George lives with her lover, Childie and plays a cheerful district nurse in a BBC soap opera. However, her character is to be killed off, and George realises that the only other job she can get is the voice of a cow in a children's tv programme. Her life begins to fall apart as Childie has an affair with a predatory tv producer.

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Plot Keywords:

soap opera | dolls | actress | lesbian | lesbianism | 

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Taglines:

The story of three consenting adults in the privacy of their own home.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 gynaikes me diko tous erota

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Associates & Aldrich Company, The, Palomar Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Aldrich always counted this as a personal favorite of all his films.

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Quotes

Alice: Not all women are raving bloody lesbians, you know.
George: That is a misfortune I am perfectly well aware of!

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, the picture distractingly flips from left to right as the main character travels through claustrophobia-inducing alleyways.

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Connections

Referenced in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #2.25 (1969)

User Reviews

Get a few things 'straight'

On its initial release in the USA this film had an X rating and all of the sex scenes were cut completely. They were not restored until quite recently. As well, the film was financed through Britain and not Hollywood so it did not come under the auspices of the then draconian Production Code, so it could be more graphic and realistic. Cheers.