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Citizen X(Movie, 1995)

1h 45min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 126 votes)

Citizen X is a 1995 American television film which covers the efforts of detectives in the Soviet Union to capture an unknown serial killer of women and children in the 1980s, and the bureaucratic obstacles they encounter. The film is based upon the true story of Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was convicted in 1992 of the murder of 52 women and children committed between 1978 and 1990. It stars Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, and Max Von Sydow. The film is based on Robert Cullen's non-fiction book The Killer Department, published in 1993. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Citizen X

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film Award nominated for: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominated for: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominated for: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie nominated for: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

About Citizen X

Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Soviet Union

Based on the work of: Robert Cullen ("The Killer Department")

Made by: Home Box Office (HBO), Citadel Entertainment, Asylum Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 02/25/1995

Cast: Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland, John Wood, Imelda Staunton, Ion Caramitru

Director: Chris Gerolmo

Producer: Laura Bickford, Timothy Marx

Screenwriter: Chris Gerolmo

Executive Producer: Matthew Chapman, Laura Bickford

Film Editor: William Goldenberg

Director of Photography: Robert Fraisse

Composer: Randy Edelman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Le Citoyen X"

Keywords: based on true story, detective, serial killer, soviet union, series of murders, shallow grave, bureaucracy, 1980s, investigation, communism, corpse

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