Richard Attenborough was beyond creepy in this film
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bregund — 13 years ago(September 22, 2012 11:04 PM)
Holy moly what a performance, I caught this film last night and Attenborough really blew me away. Take Buffalo Bill from silence of the lambs and multiply him times ten, and you have Attenborough's creepy, bald, squeaky-voiced Mr. Christie. Can't believe I've never seen this film. Some scenes are very difficult to watch.
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sirjeremy — 13 years ago(September 28, 2012 03:21 PM)
Yes, and I think what makes the performance creepy is that, aoart from his despicable crimes, Christie is presented as someone ordinary, the person you live next door to, work with, etc, someone you'd think 'he's a bit of an odd one' but would never suspect he'd be capable of murder. Attenborough seemed to really disappear into this character.
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agro_sydney — 13 years ago(November 27, 2012 08:20 PM)
I saw this film at the cinema when I was 15 in 1971 and Richard Attenborough's performance and the film haunted me for years. I am surprised it has such a big following on here because I didn't know many other people who saw the film. I agree with your comments
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franzkabuki — 12 years ago(April 07, 2013 08:29 PM)
Yeah, Ted Levine in SOTL was merely an obnoxious and repulsive hick with no real menace to his character. Attenboroughs Christie, however, is indeed one of the creepiest dudes ever to have graced the screen.
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