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

Jon Finch

(Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney)

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

(Robert "Bob" Rusk)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

(Brenda Margaret Blaney)

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

(Barbara Jane "Babs" Milligan)

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

(DCI Tim Oxford)

Vivien Merchant

Vivien Merchant

(Mrs Oxford)

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

(Hetty Porter)

Clive Swift

Clive Swift

(Johnny Porter)

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

(Felix Forsythe)

Michael Bates

Michael Bates

(DS Spearman)

Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh

(Monica Barling)

John Boxer

(Sir George)

Madge Ryan

(Mrs Davison)

George Tovey

George Tovey

(Neville Salt)

Elsie Randolph

Elsie Randolph

(Gladys)

Jimmy Gardner

Jimmy Gardner

(Bertie)

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

(Usher - Solicitor in Pub)

Noel Johnson

(Doctor in Pub)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

(Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited))

Lewis Alexander

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Brian Badcoe

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

(Trial Jury Foreman (uncredited))

Joby Blanshard

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Willy Bowman

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

(Juror (uncredited))

Donald Campbell

(The Mayor (uncredited))

John Cannon

(Murder Scene Policeman (uncredited))

John Cater

John Cater

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Pauline Chamberlain

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

Terence Conoley

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Gerry Cowper

Gerry Cowper

(Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited))

June Ellis

June Ellis

(Maisie - Barmaid (uncredited))

Hugh Elton

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Mabel Etherington

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Charles Farrell

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

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

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

Roy Lansford

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Tommy Little

(Man in Crowd (uncredited))

Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

(Woman in Crowd (uncredited))

Mary Maxfield

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Bunny May

(Barman (uncredited))

Margaret Nolan

Margaret Nolan

(Young Woman (uncredited))

James Payne

(Covent Garden Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Bob Ramsey

(Man in Pub (uncredited))

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

(Doctor (voice) (uncredited))

Phillip Ross

(Policeman (uncredited))

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

(Jim (uncredited))

Jack Silk

(Police Driver (uncredited))

Roy Skelton

Roy Skelton

(CID Man (uncredited))

Colin Spaull

(Man (uncredited))

Richard Wyler

Richard Wyler

(Truck Driver (uncredited))

Reg Thomason

(Court Official (uncredited))

Susan Travers

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

Rita Webb

(Mrs Rusk (uncredited))

Eric Wetherell

(Juror (uncredited))

Fred Wood

(Pub Patron (uncredited))

Martin Wyldeck

Martin Wyldeck

(Sir George's Aide (uncredited))

Jeremy Young

Jeremy Young

(Detective (uncredited))

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