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Frenzy

  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
47K
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Anna Massey in Frenzy (1972)
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A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
47K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Arthur La Bern(based on the novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square" by)
    • Anthony Shaffer(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jon Finch
    • Barry Foster
    • Barbara Leigh-Hunt
  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Arthur La Bern(based on the novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square" by)
    • Anthony Shaffer(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jon Finch
    • Barry Foster
    • Barbara Leigh-Hunt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 265User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

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    Frenzy
    Trailer 2:54
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    Jon Finch and Barry Foster in Frenzy (1972)
    Jon Finch, Anna Massey, and Clive Swift in Frenzy (1972)
    Jon Finch in Frenzy (1972)
    Barry Foster in Frenzy (1972)
    Jon Finch and Anna Massey in Frenzy (1972)
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Frenzy (1972)
    Barry Foster and Barbara Leigh-Hunt in Frenzy (1972)
    Frenzy (1972)
    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "Frenzy."
    Alfred Hitchcock on the set of "Frenzy."
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    Frenzy (1972)

    Top cast

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    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Richard Blaney
    Barry Foster
    Barry Foster
    • Robert Rusk
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
    • Brenda Blaney
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Babs Milligan
    Alec McCowen
    Alec McCowen
    • Chief Inspector Tim Oxford
    Vivien Merchant
    Vivien Merchant
    • Mrs. Oxford
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Hetty Porter
    Clive Swift
    Clive Swift
    • Johnny Porter
    Bernard Cribbins
    Bernard Cribbins
    • Felix Forsythe
    Michael Bates
    Michael Bates
    • Sergeant Spearman
    Jean Marsh
    Jean Marsh
    • Monica Barling
    Madge Ryan
    Madge Ryan
    • Mrs. Davison
    Elsie Randolph
    Elsie Randolph
    • Gladys
    Gerald Sim
    Gerald Sim
    • Solicitor in Pub
    John Boxer
    • Sir George
    George Tovey
    • Neville Salt
    Jimmy Gardner
    • Hotel Porter
    Noel Johnson
    • Doctor in Pub
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Arthur La Bern(based on the novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square" by)
      • Anthony Shaffer(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Alfred Hitchcock: Hitchcock originally planned to do his cameo as the body floating in the river. A dummy was even constructed to do the shot. The plans were changed, and a female body, a victim of The Necktie Murderer, was used instead. Hitchcock instead became one of the members of the crowd who are listening to the speaker on the river bank. The dummy of Hitchcock was used in the typically humorous trailer hosted by Hitchcock.
    • Goofs
      When examining the murder scene at the marriage bureau, a police officer brings the victim's handbag out to Inspector Oxford, who correctly holds it with a handkerchief to keep his fingerprints from contaminating the evidence. He then he sticks his ungloved hand inside and feels around, thus contaminating it with his own fingerprints.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Chief Inspector Oxford: Mr. Rusk, you're not wearing your tie.

      [Robert Rusk is speechless for a moment]

      Robert Rusk: I...

      [he drops the trunk that he has just dragged into the room]

    • Crazy credits
      The Universal Pictures logo does not appear on this film.
    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema and initial 1989 CIC video releases were cut by 19 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of underwear removal and closeups of neck strangling from the murder scene. The cuts were restored in all later Universal video and DVD releases.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Alfred Hitchcock (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Poem
      (uncredited)

      Music by Zdenek Fibich

      Arranged by Ron Goodwin

    User reviews265

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    8/10
    Good return to form for Hitchcock
    A good return to form for the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Since The Birds in 1963 Hitchcock's movies (Marnie, Torn Curtain and Topaz) had not met with commercial success (though, personally, I think Marnie was great).

    Frenzy sees Hitchcock back to doing what he does best - suspenseful murder dramas. Great, intriguing plot with the usual clever direction from Hitchcock. Some of his camera angles and exterior shots are straight from his own book of how imply something and create tension without saying a word, or using manipulative music.

    The movie also has some great comedic moments. The Chief Inspector and his wife having dinner were always hilarious.

    Much more edgy in terms of nudity and sex than any previous Hitchcock movies. This could be ascribed to censorship restrictions being relaxed. Also tells you what Hitchcock could have done with is movies if all the stupid, puritanical censorship wasn't there all along.

    Not as tightly wound as his greats (Rear Window and Psycho especially), so not perfect as far as suspense and enthrallment goes.

    Good performance by Jon Finch in the lead role. Good support from Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Anna Massey and Barbara Leigh-Hunt.

    Sadly, this was to be Hitchcock's penultimate movie. His final movie, Family Plot was released four years later, in 1976. He died in 1980.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy
    • Filming locations
      • The Globe pub, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK(pub where Blaney, Babs and Forsythe work)
    • Production company
      • Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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