Fresh
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.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Frenzy
Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist.
1972 · 1h 56m · R
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Jon Finch as Richard Ian Blaney
- Alec McCowen as Chief Inspector Oxford
- Barry Foster as Robert Rusk
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Brenda Margaret Blaney
- Anna Massey as Barbara Jane 'Babs' Milligan
- Vivien Merchant Cast
- Billie Whitelaw Cast
- Clive Swift Cast
- Bernard Cribbins Cast
- Michael Bates Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You can never be quite sure when you're going to start a terrifying new descent or take a sudden turn to the left or right. The agony is exquisite.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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