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The Killing of Sister George (1968)

Starring: Beryl Reid, Susannah York Director: Robert Aldrich Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only) Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Ronald Fraser, Patricia Medina
  • Directors: Robert Aldrich
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: August 23, 2005
  • Run Time: 140 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009X7BGY
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,041 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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"Sister George" of the title is Britain's best-loved soap opera character, played by actress June Buckeridge (Beryl Reid). Buckeridge has become so identified with her character--a sweet old Miss Marple-ish nurse who putters around her quaint little village on a motor scooter--even her friends call her George. But outside the studio she's a hard-drinking, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed lesbian living with an immature young thing she's nicknamed "Childie" (Susannah York, who makes her memorable entrance in a sheer baby-doll nightie). At her worst Sister George is an abusive monster (in a moment of rage she forces Childie to eat the butt of her cigar), but beneath the bluster is an insecure television actress. When the studio decides to kill her character off and an executive makes a play for Childie, the soap star desperately clings to her young lover. Director Robert Aldrich, best known for his tough action films and gothic thrillers, brings his fierce vision of human nature to Frank Marcus's play. In its best moments the film simmers in angry suspicion and helpless frustration, brought to life by Reid's vivacious performance, but other scenes are overlong and stage-bound and would have benefited greatly from judicious trimming and tightening. The caricatured portrayals of lesbian life have aged rather poorly--an inevitable sign of the times--but this acidic show biz drama still carries a hefty emotional punch. --Sean Axmaker


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Director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen) turns up the heat in this steamy, provocative and "expertly executed movie" (Los Angeles Times) starring Beryl Reid and Susannah York. Sexy, "sensitive [and] darkly humorous" (Boxoffice), The Killing of Sister George is a racy romp that's "entertaining" (Leonard Maltin), "explicit and sensational" (Life).June (Reid) is the star of a TV soap opera and she has the ego to prove it. But when she begins to suspect that the network is planning to kill off her characterand that her boss is out to seduce her beautifulyoung lover (York)June spirals out of control. And as she's transformed from demanding diva intohair-trigger harridan, TV's grandest of dames proves that underneath it all'she ain't no lady.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Moving lesbian character study in a very 60's framework., August 22, 2001
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It is a very good example of this type of cinema from the late sixties when directors loved to take all kinds of chances with their subject matter, not like today's pre-packaged films. That three such outstanding actresses as Beryl Reid, Coral Browne and Susannah York were willing to go along with Aldrich for the ride I find just amazing. Beryl Reid in particular shines, although all three put in stupendous performances. I have heard people criticize the film for being dated, but I don't find that a real criticism at all. The enlightened film-goer has to be receptive to other times, other mind-sets, other ways of feeling. If any film invites the viewer to cross those barriers, this one does. Yes, it is overly long, and could probably have been cut down to half its present length. That is the films great flaw, but like most good films which seem overly long upon first viewing, it's impact stays with you. If you can make it past the two-hour mark, I don't think you will find that this film is lacking anything in quality, sensitivity, or the cumulative power to move. Just excellent.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, July 18, 2000
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This movie is a lot of fun if you do not take it too seriously. It is set in the late 60's London and features the late great Beryl Reid as a soap star under threat at work and home. Great scenes of the Gateways club in London and the owners - Gina and Smitty as well as some of the regulars, who are used as extras. It is not for the faint at heart; there is a very funny scene involving an intoxicated Beryl Reid (George) and a couple of nuns in a taxi cab! If you are looking for a movie depicting a healthy lesbian relationship/love story then this is not for you!
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18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A camp Classic., December 27, 2001
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Beryl Reed is gives an amazing performance as the lecherous Sister George. Many people have condemned this film as being anti lesbian, but I feel it is a study in abusive behavior and the insecurities that feed it. It's also very campy and a hoot. Susannah York as Childie and Coral Browne ( Vera Charles in Auntie Mame) also give very brave and wonderful performances considering this movie was made in the sixties. The story is of a lechorous lesbian who plays a nun on a British Soap Opera.On screen she is kindly and a total humanitarian; offstage is something else altogeher. George is an alcholic lesbian who abuses her younger lover and comes on to real nuns in their taxi cabs. When the BBC threatens to write her out of the soap opera due to her scandalous off-screen behavior, a paranoid lesbian becomes even more abusive. See it for the wonderful performances and sixties sensibilities of gays.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Still Wonderful
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1968 seems so long ago and even stranger than... Read more
Published on December 19, 2006 by Amos Lassen

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
The Killing of Sister George (1968) is Robert Aldritch's masterpiece: one of the most harrowing films ever made on the subject of show business and masochistic relationships... Read more
Published on December 4, 2006 by algabal

3.0 out of 5 stars Sister George of the Jungle
Beryl Reed singlehandedly saves this movie. She manages to take a character that could have so easliy slid into camp caricature and make her an actual human being. Read more
Published on July 6, 2006 by tmp

2.0 out of 5 stars Watchable for Susannah York and a bit of the naughty at the end, but that's it
It's my own fault, I guess. I knew there was a provocative angle to "The Killing of Sister George," but because of the title I thought that in addition to the naughty stuff we'd... Read more
Published on April 26, 2006 by Joseph P. Menta, Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Female Orgasm
This movie contains the best
female orgasm ever seen on the silver
screen!!.
It makes 'When Harry met Sally' look
like the sound of music (!!).
Published on August 28, 2004 by Aouda Abu Tahye

5.0 out of 5 stars See This Movie:You'll Never see its likes again (!!!)
When I first started at University, Susannah York was guest
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Published on August 12, 2004 by Dick Pound

2.0 out of 5 stars Whatever Happened to Sister George?
The blurb on the packaging reminds the viewer that THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE comes to us "from the makers of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE. Read more
Published on May 3, 2004 by Gregor von Kallahann

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