Movie
The Killing of Sister George
Overview
When June Buckridge arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught realizes that things are going to change. For June is referring to her character 'Sister George', a lovable nurse she portrays in a popular daytime serial. To make matters worse, the widowed executive at the BBC responsible for the decision to kill off Sister George - Mercy Croft is also a predatory lesbian who is after Childie and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Details
- Release date
- 1968-09-01
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Associates & Aldrich Company, Palomar Pictures International, Cinerama Releasing Corporation
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Beryl Reid as June 'George' Buckridge
- Susannah York as Alice 'Childie' McNaught
- Coral Browne as Mercy Croft
- Ronald Fraser as Leo Lockhart
- Patricia Medina as Betty Thaxter
- Hugh Paddick as Freddie
- Cyril Delevanti as Ted Baker
- William Beckley as Floor Manager
- Brendan Dillon as Bert Turner
- Byron Webster as Jack Adams
- Meier Tzelniker as Mr. Katz
- Rosalie Williams as Mildred
Crew
- Robert Aldrich - Director
- Lukas Heller - Writer
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