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The Killing of Sister George

Play trailer Poster for The Killing of Sister George R,  1968,  2h 17m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 59% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
59% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
June is an actress who portrays the popular Sister George in a British soap opera. The actress spends her time drinking and engaging in lesbian sex with her much younger lover Alice. A television executive decides she likes Alice and wants to write Sister George off the show. June watches as her behavior and insecurity drive Alice away.

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Melissa Anderson Film Comment Magazine Mar 19, 2018
Aldrich's film endures not because it's an example of bad, pre-Stonewall homo images but because of its sly way of celebrating. Go to Full Review
Pat Graham Chicago Reader Apr 24, 2009
Robert Aldrich's "daring" 1968 mating of lesbianism and commerce was, as I recall, considered pretty tame even then; lord knows what it looks like today. Go to Full Review
Harold Clurman The Nation Oct 3, 2023
The spurious seriousness of the picture spoils the comedy, while its brave assault on convention is little but hollow show. Go to Full Review
Barbara Grier The Advocate May 24, 2022
The Killing of Sister George... has almost as much relationship to the life of the ordinary Lesbian, as Donald Duck has to the ordinary man. Go to Full Review
Harvey G. Cox Tempo (National Council of Churches) Jan 7, 2021
The acting is uneven. The camera work and direction is listless. Some scenes drag on endlessly. The film is utterly forgettable. Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator Jul 18, 2018
It's Beryl Reid and Susannah York drifting dismasted towards caricature. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Aldrich

Director

Beryl Reid

June Buckridge

Susannah York

Alice "Childie" McNaught

Coral Browne

Mercy Croft

Ronald Fraser

Leo Lockhart

Patricia Medina

Betty Thaxter

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The Killing of Sister George

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Movie Info

Synopsis June is an actress who portrays the popular Sister George in a British soap opera. The actress spends her time drinking and engaging in lesbian sex with her much younger lover Alice. A television executive decides she likes Alice and wants to write Sister George off the show. June watches as her behavior and insecurity drive Alice away.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter
Lukas Heller, Frank Marcus
Distributor
Cinerama Releasing Corporation [us]
Production Co
Palomar Pictures, The Associates & Aldrich Company Inc., American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 1968, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 23, 2005
Runtime
2h 17m
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