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The Story of 'Frenzy'

Original title: Frenzy
Year: 1972
Running time: 116 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer. Novel: Arthur La Bern
Music: Ron Goodwin
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Cast: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Vivien Merchant, Jean Marsh, Michael Bates, Clive Swift
Producer: Universal Pictures
Genre: Mystery | Serial Killers
Synopsis: 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. Mixing black comedy and Hitchcock's most gruesome violence since Psycho, Frenzy covers classic Hitchcock territory of violent sexual deviance and the thin line between innocence and guilt.

Rankings Position

#46 Best British Movies
#93 Best Mystery Films

Awards: 1972: 4 nominations for Golden Globe: Drama, Director, Screenplay, Original Score.

Critics' reviews

"Other directors make movies about passion. Hitchcock makes his with passion, which is why watching 'Frenzy' is like riding a roller coaster in total darkness"

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"This is the kind of thriller Hitchcock was making in the 1940s, filled with macabre details, incongruous humor, and the desperation of a man convicted of a crime he didn't commit (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The mixture of dry wit and terror is expert. Hitchcock, who was 73 when he directed, demonstrates all his old skill and romantic pessimism."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"A masterpiece devoted to appetite in all its varieties—but it is most seriously devoted to the perversion of sexual happiness in murder and to the absence of sexual happiness in 'normal' life."

David Denby: The New Yorker
"Armed with a superior script by Anthony Shaffer, an excellent cast, and a top technical crew, Alfred Hitchcock fashions a firstrate melodrama"

Variety Staff: Variety
"In case there was any doubt, back in the dim days of Marnie and Topaz, Hitchcock is still in fine form. Frenzy is the dazzling proof.

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