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Writers:
Arthur La Bern (novel)
Anthony Shaffer (screenplay)
Release Date:
21 June 1972 (USA) more
Tagline:
Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist. [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
A serial killer is murdering London women with a necktie. The police have a suspect... but he's the wrong man. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Geek Deal: Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece DVD Collection for $54
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 9:32 AM, PDT)
15 Bloody Box Sets
(From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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Grim more (145 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jon Finch | ... | Richard Blaney | |
| Barry Foster | ... | Robert Rusk | |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | ... | Brenda Blaney | |
| Anna Massey | ... | Babs Milligan | |
| Alec McCowen | ... | Chief Inspector Oxford | |
| Vivien Merchant | ... | Mrs. Oxford | |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Hetty Porter | |
| Clive Swift | ... | Johnny Porter | |
| Bernard Cribbins | ... | Felix Forsythe | |
| Michael Bates | ... | Sergeant Spearman | |
| Jean Marsh | ... | Monica Barling | |
| John Boxer | ... | Sir George | |
| Madge Ryan | ... | Mrs. Davison | |
| George Tovey | ... | Neville Salt | |
| Elsie Randolph | ... | Gladys |
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Runtime:
116 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 (2001) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1972) | Spain:13 | Iceland:16 | Brazil:12 | USA:R (certificate no. 23143) | USA:TV-14 (edited tv version: AMC print) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Italy:VM14 | Norway:16 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | West Germany:16 | UK:18 (video rating)
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Henry Mancini was originally hired to score the film. According to accounts, upon hearing the proposed score, Alfred Hitchcock yelled at Mancini: "If I had wanted Bernard Herrmann, I would have hired him!" Mancini was fired from the project. His recording of his main title to Frenzy is available on one of his compilation of film music excerpts. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The level of the soup in Inspector Oxford's bowl changes inconsistently throughout the scene. more
Quotes:
Hotel porter: Just thinking about the lusts of men makes me want to heave. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fade to Black (1980) more
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You should be warned that "Frenzy" has one of the most gruesome rape/murder scenes ever filmed - beautifully filmed, of course, so that you don't look away, but that makes it all the more terrible. It's followed by one of Hitchcock's great signature shots, as the camera draws back, out of the building, into the crowded and noisy streets, where the scene of the crime becomes just one room among many. That's "Frenzy" for you. It's one of Hitchcock's most assured and gripping films; but it's pretty grim. Everyone in London looks surprisingly ugly. Their characters, from hero to villain, are a trifle uglier too. But don't expect a happy ending. Things go just a little bit past the point where a happy ending is possible.