The Killing of Sister George

The Killing of Sister George (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
135 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Aldrich

Written By:
Lukas Heller
Frank Marcus (play)

Actors:
Beryl Reid ..... June 'George' 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

Synopsis:

A year after helming The Dirty Dozen, director Robert Aldrich took on this controversial drama based on the play of the same name by Frank Marcus. Beryl Reid stars as soap opera star June, an alcoholic lesbian who spends most of her time with her younger lover, Alice (Susannah York). When vindictive television executive Mercy Croft (Coral Browne) takes a liking to Alice, she arranges to have June's character, Sister George, killed off the show. Drunk and paranoid, June struggles to keep it together or risk losing Alice. Because of its exploration of a subject as taboo as homosexuality, The Killing of Sister George earned an X rating.

In Robert Aldrich's taboo-shattering adaptation of Frank Morse's play, June (Beryl Reed) is a lesbian who plays the part of a nun, Sister George, on a successful television soap opera. Her world collapses when the show's executive director, Mercy Croft (Coral Browne), decides to kill off June's character. As she searches for another acting job, she begins to abuse her lover, Alice (Susannah York), and spirals into a self-destructive free fall. The precociously frank and sultry depiction of June's sexuality earned the film an X rating in many places upon its initial release. Though time has muted the once-controversial aspects of THE KILLING OF SISTER

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 April, 2008.

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