| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Richard Coleman | ... | Constable | |
| André Morell | ... | Judge Lewis | |
| Robert Hardy | ... | Malcolm Morris | |
| Geoffrey Chater | ... | Christmas Humphreys | |
| Basil Dignam | ... | Member of the medical board | |
| Norman Henry | ... | Member of the Medical Board | |
| Edward Burnham | ... | Member of the medical board | |
| Edwin Brown | ... | Hangman | |
| Norma Shebbeare | ... | Woman in cafe | |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Furniture Dealer | |
| Rudolph Walker | ... | West Indian | |
| Tommy Ansah | ... | West Indian | |
| Reg Lye | ... | Tramp | |
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| Jack Carr | ... | Constable | |
| Margaret Boyd | ... | Old Lady (uncredited) | |
| Edward Cast | ... | Plainclothes Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Uel Deane | ... | Irish Tenor (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Gross | ... | Man in Pub (uncredited) | |
| Fred Hugh | ... | Man in Pub (uncredited) | |
| Robin Keston | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Samantha Keston | ... | Urchin (uncredited) | |
| Howard Lang | ... | Man in Pub (uncredited) | |
| Tony Thawnton | ... | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Edward Woodward | ... | Witnessing officer at hanging (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Fleischer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ludovic Kennedy | (book "Ten Rillington Place") | |
| Clive Exton | ||
Produced by | |||
| Basil Appleby | .... | associate producer | |
| Leslie Linder | .... | producer | |
| Martin Ransohoff | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Dankworth | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Denys N. Coop | (as Denys Coop) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ernest Walter | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Maurice Carter | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Andrew Campbell | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Stuart Freeborn | .... | makeup artist | |
| Joan White | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jilda Smith | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Terry Marcel | .... | assistant director | |
| Nick Farnes | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Vic Simpson | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bob Allen | .... | sound mixer | |
| Colin Miller | .... | sound editor | |
| Ken Scrivener | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Harris | .... | camera operator | |
| Lou Bogue | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Laurie Shane | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| David Wynn-Jones | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Tiny Nicholls | .... | wardrobe | |
Music Department | |||
| John Dankworth | .... | conductor | |
| David Lindup | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Valerie Booth | .... | continuity | |
| Ludovic Kennedy | .... | technical advisor | |
| Paul Thayre | .... | police liaison | |
| Albert Pierrepoint | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
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This British 1970's drama tells the life of the real London strangler John Reginald Christie, a doctor and landlord who killed several of his female patients in the 1940's and 1950's. Richard Attenborough plays Christie in a rather silent, but very menacing and psychological way. Director Richard Fleischer is not portraying a serial killer monster like Hannibal Lector, but rather a boring and nice guy who turning to a mentally disturbed and brutal serial killer.
The atmosphere in the dirty London suburbs is photographed in a very dark and intense way, as most of the scenes take place in Christie's old back street house. The calm music adds much atmosphere to the movie, and young John Hurt plays the husband of one of the victims. A forgotten genre jewel that is worth being discovered again, as it cannot be compared to many of those stylish current serial killer TV and movie productions.