The Killing of Sister George(Movie, 1968)

Name: The Killing of Sister George
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1968
Duration: T02:18:00
Rating: 3.2

| 2h 18min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 25 votes)

The Killing of Sister George is a 1968 American film directed by Robert Aldrich and filmed at his Aldrich Studios in Los Angeles. It is based on the 1964 play by British playwright Frank Marcus. In the film, an ageing lesbian television actress, June "George" Buckridge (Beryl Reid, reprising her role from the stage play), simultaneously faces the loss of her popular television role and the breakdown of her long-term relationship with a younger woman (Susannah York). Although Marcus's play was a black comedy, the film version was marketed as a "shocking drama"; it added explicit lesbian content that was not in the original play, and was presented as a serious treatment of lesbianism. Along with the more campy films What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Killing of Sister George cemented Robert Aldrich's status as a cult-favorite director with queer audiences. ()

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About The Killing of Sister George

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: London

Made by: The Associates & Aldrich Company, Palomar Pictures International, Cinerama Releasing Corporation

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/12/1968 (World premiere: 09/01/1968)

Cast: Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina, Cyril Delevanti, Ronald Fraser, Sivi Aberg

Director: Robert Aldrich

Producer: Robert Aldrich

Screenwriter: Lukas Heller

Film Editor: Michael Luciano

Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc

Composer: Gerald Fried

Costume designer: Renié

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

"Triângulo Feminino"

"El asesinato de la hermana George"

"조지 수녀의 살해"

Keywords: television actress, lesbian, abusive relationship, doll, london, england, older woman younger woman relationship, lesbian relationship, jealousy, lgbt

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