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| Jon Finch | ... | Richard Ian 'Dick' Blaney | |
| Barry Foster | ... | Robert 'Bob' Rusk | |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | ... | Brenda Margaret Blaney | |
| Anna Massey | ... | Barbara Jane '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 | |
| Jimmy Gardner | ... | Hotel Porter | |
| Gerald Sim | ... | Solicitor in Pub | |
| Noel Johnson | ... | Doctor in Pub | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joby Blanshard | ... | Man in Crowd (uncredited) | |
| Gerry Cowper | ... | Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited) | |
| June Ellis | ... | Maisie - Barmaid (uncredited) | |
| Drewe Henley | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited) | |
| Robert Keegan | ... | Hospital Patient (uncredited) | |
| Bunny May | ... | Barman (uncredited) | |
| Jack Silk | ... | Police Driver (uncredited) | |
| Rita Webb | ... | Mrs. Rusk (uncredited) | |
| Jeremy Young | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Alfred Hitchcock | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Arthur La Bern | (novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square") | |
| Anthony Shaffer | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| William Hill | .... | associate producer | |
| Alfred Hitchcock | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ron Goodwin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gilbert Taylor | (director of photography) (as Gil Taylor) | ||
| Leonard J. South | (uncredited) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Jympson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Sally Nicholl | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Syd Cain | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert W. Laing | (as Bob Laing) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Harry Frampton | .... | makeup artist | |
| Patricia McDermott | .... | hair stylist (as Pat McDermott) | |
| Peter Frampton | .... | makeup assistant (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Brian Burgess | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Colin M. Brewer | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Simon Wakefield | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rusty Coppleman | .... | sound editor | |
| Peter Handford | .... | sound mixer | |
| Gordon K. McCallum | .... | sound recordist | |
| John Hayward | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Hickey | .... | sound camera operator (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Albert Whitlock | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Paul Wilson | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Dulcie Midwinter | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Alan Strachan | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ron Goodwin | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Ian Goddard | .... | location manager | |
| Angela Martelli | .... | continuity | |
| Peggy Robertson | .... | assistant: Mr. Hitchcock | |
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There's a necktie murderer running around London. He attempts to rape women (he can't he's impotent) and, in his rage, strangles them with his ties. A "nice" guy named Rusk (Barry Foster) is the killer but his best friend Richard (Jon Finch) is the one accused of it...
Hitchcock's first (and last) film in London since the 1950 "Stage Fright". Something about London seemed to rejuvenate him--his two movies before this ("Topaz" and "Torn Curtain") were slow, uninvolving and deadly dull. This moves quickly, has a good script and large doses of VERY black humor--much blacker than Hitchcock had ever attempted before. The film was also Hitchcock's first to get an R rating for a pretty explicit rape/strangulation and flashes of female nudity. To be honest, it's pretty tame by today's standards but still disturbing. It's kind of surprising that Hitchcock would get so vicious...but "Psycho"s shower stabbing was considered shocking for its time as was the scissors killing in "Dial M for Murder".
The acting varies wildly. Mostly everybody is very good--especially Foster, Jean Marsh (in a amusing small role) and Anna Massey. But Finch, as the main character, is terrible. He is handsome but his character is brutal, obnoxious and his acting is just horrendous. That drags the movie down as I didn't care for him at all.
The movie also contains many incredibly-directed sequences--especially the potato truck sequence and a reverse shot sequence. Also it has an infamous--and very funny--final line.
Bad acting from Finch aside this is a good movie and worth catching. I give it an 8.