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.
Acting
Beryl Reid's volcanic, tragicomic force of nature performance.
Direction
Aldrich's lurid, claustrophobic framing turns a flat into a cage.
Cinematography
Gritty Eastmancolor London that reeks of cigarettes and desperation.
Director
Robert Aldrich
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
William Beckley
Floor Manager
Brendan Dillon
Bert Turner
Byron Webster
Jack Adams
Meier Tzelniker
Mr. Katz
Rosalie Williams
Mildred
Jack Raine
Deputy Commissioner
Sam Kydd
Taxi Driver
Madeline Smith
Nun
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