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Frenzy (1972)

 -  Crime | Thriller  -  21 June 1972 (USA)
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A serial killer is murdering London women with a necktie. The police have a suspect... but he's the wrong man.

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London is terrorised by a vicious sex killer known as the neck tie murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>

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From the Master of Shock... A Shocking Masterpiece! See more »

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Crime | Thriller

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21 June 1972 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Frenesí  »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 2,348,248 (Sweden)
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1.85 : 1
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When Rusk takes Babs to his home, he tells her he lives on the second floor. No British person would say this. From the stairway tracking shot that follows, we see that Rusk lives on the floor above street level, which in Britain is called the first floor. See more »

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Hitch back in London
29 February 2004 | by (Switzerland) – See all my reviews

After 30 years in the USA and after the disappointments of "Torn Curtain" (1966) and "Topaz" (1969), Alfred Hitchcock came back to his native Britain for this film -written by Anthony Shaffer from a novel by Arthur La Bern.

"Frenzy" is his penultimate movie, certainly the best one of his last period. The way the Master films is very classic -deliberately old fashioned; at the same time all the charachters are very modern -they belong to a more and more decadent and neurotic London.

Almost from the beginning we know who the criminal is, and Hitchcock enjoys himself in showing how the man tries to escape and how he betrays people. Director's trademarks are also back in force: suspense (a lot!) and humour -more sarcastic and sharper than ever.

For "Frenzy" the Master doesn't get movie stars, instead he chooses local stage actors. In my opinion he does this because, first, he wants the film to be very English. Furthermore, he wants this time more ordinary faces for making the story more shocking (with famous actors in the main roles, the plot -in a certain way- could be identified mostly with them and loose strength, instead Hitchcock avoids that "paradox"...).

Maybe "Frenzy" is not an unforgettable masterpiece like "Psycho", "Vertigo", "Birds" or many other works. But it is a great movie indeed.


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