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Release Date:
21 June 1972 (USA)
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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
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2 nominations
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(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)
(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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One Potato...Two Potato...Three Potato...Four
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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:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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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A close-up of Barbara Leigh-Hunt's salivating tongue after she is strangled was cut by Hitchcock at the urging of his studio, Universal.
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Continuity: As Rusk is leaving Mrs. Blaney's office, he takes another bite of the apple (previously shown as mostly green but ripening into red) and sets it on the desk with the green side facing the camera. At the door, as he turns to see if he's forgotten anything, the closeup shows the apple with the red side facing towards the camera when it should be facing away from it.
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Quotes:
Solicitor in Pub:
We were just talking about the tie murderer, Maisie. You'd better watch out.
Maisie, Barmaid: [salaciously] He *rapes* them first, doesn't he?
Solicitor in Pub: Yes, I believe he does.
Doctor in Pub: Well I suppose it's nice to know that every cloud has a silver lining.
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Maisie, Barmaid: [salaciously] He *rapes* them first, doesn't he?
Solicitor in Pub: Yes, I believe he does.
Doctor in Pub: Well I suppose it's nice to know that every cloud has a silver lining.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV)
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The grand man of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, directs this dark film about a man that kills women with neckties with relish, aplomb, and an atypical grimness. The story is typical Hitch as an innocent man is pushed into a world of intrigue around him as everyone believes him to be the necktie killer. Jon Finch plays the innocent with earnestness and is quite good in his role. The rest of the cast is very effective as well. Hithcock, however, is the real star with his camera. Although much of the film is nothing more than tried and true material, Alfred Hitchcock makes the mundane spectacular with his camera and some great shots and spaces of silence. The scene where a girl coming back from lunch is awesome as we the audience are made to wait what seems an eternity for her to discover what has taken place since she left. The scene of the camera moving in and out of the house of the killer is also wonderful, as is the scene with the killer in the potato truck. That scene is easily the most suspenseful of the entire film. The film is particularly dark for Hitchcock as a women is raped rather abruptly(for lack of a better word) showing naked breasts and genuine terror. To counter-balance the more lurid aspects of the film is a subplot story of a police inspector, played with charm by Alec McCowen, whose wife constantly feeds him nothing but gourmet meals that sound and look quite horrible! These scenes are so funny and charming! A good thriller from the master of suspense!