Frenzy

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie 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.

Genre : CrimeThrillerHorror

Runtime : 116 mins

Release Date : 1972-05-25

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Chillingly humorous Hitchcock piece of work. It's always great to take a revisit to Frenzy some years after your last viewing, to re-evaluate it post haste. As a proud Englishman it gives me great pleasure to see the Master back in England capturing the English time frame of London perfectly, fo...

This is one of those thrillers that is in no way a whodunnit as it becomes evident very early on that the killer is who you think it is going to be. But that is not sloppy film making, it is entirely deliberate, for the mystery here is not who is the killer, but will he get away with it, and what ...

This is probably my least favourite Hitchcock story. It is still cleverly constructed, but somehow it has a vulgarity to it that I rather struggled with. The premiss is a serial killer who has been brutally killing women using a neck tie, then dumping their bodies. The police are baffled until "Bre...

Cast

Jon Finch

(Richard Ian Blaney)

Barry Foster

(Robert Rusk)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

(Brenda Margaret Blaney)

Anna Massey

(Barbara Jane 'Babs' Milligan)

Alec McCowen

(Chief Inspector Tim 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)

Madge Ryan

(Mrs. Davison)

Elsie Randolph

(Gladys)

Gerald Sim

(Mr. Usher the Solicitor in Pub)

John Boxer

(Sir George)

George Tovey

(Neville Salt)

Jimmy Gardner

(Hotel Porter)

Noel Johnson

(Doctor in Pub)

Alfred Hitchcock

(Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited))

Lewis Alexander

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Brian Badcoe

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Michael Bilton

(Trial Jury Foreman (uncredited))

Joby Blanshard

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Willy Bowman

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Jim Brady

(Juror (uncredited))

Donald Campbell

(The Mayor (uncredited))

John Cannon

(Murder Scene Policeman (uncredited))

John Cater

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Pauline Chamberlain

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

Terence Conoley

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Gerry Cowper

(Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited))

Maxwell Craig

(Fruit Buyer (uncredited))

June Ellis

(Maisie - Barmaid (uncredited))

Hugh Elton

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Mabel Etherington

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Charles Farrell

(Complaining Pub Customer (uncredited))

Harry Fielder

(Covent Garden Lorry Driver (uncredited))

Otto Friese

(Juror (uncredited))

Alan Gibbs

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Roberta Gibbs

(Body in River Thames (uncredited))

Jill Goldston

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

John Golightly

(CID Police Photographer (uncredited))

Josie Grant

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

Aidan Harrington

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Victor Harrington

(Spectator on South Bank (uncredited))

Drewe Henley

(Forensics Technician (uncredited))

Hubert Hill

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Ken Hutchins

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Barry Keegan

(Hospital Patient (uncredited))

Juba Kennerley

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Roy Lansford

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Ricky Lansing

(Market Worker (uncredited))

Tommy Little

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Doreen Mantle

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

Mary Maxfield

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Bunny May

(Barman (uncredited))

Margaret Nolan

(Young Woman (uncredited))

James Payne

(Covent Garden Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Bob Ramsey

(Man in Pub (uncredited))

Robert Rietti

(Doctor (voice) (uncredited))

Phillip Ross

(Policeman (uncredited))

Michael Sheard

(Jim (uncredited))

Jack Silk

(Police Driver (uncredited))

Roy Skelton

(CID Man (uncredited))

Colin Spaull

(Man (uncredited))

Richard Wyler

(Truck Driver (uncredited))

Reg Thomason

(Court Official (uncredited))

Susan Travers

(Victim (uncredited))

Joseph Tregonino

(Pub Patron (uncredited))

Paul Tropea

(Boy at the Thames (uncredited))

Bert Vivian

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Pearl Walters

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Rita Webb

(Mrs Rusk (uncredited))

Eric Wetherell

(Juror (uncredited))

Fred Wood

(Pub Patron (uncredited))

Martin Wyldeck

(Sir George's Aide (uncredited))

Jeremy Young

(Detective (uncredited))