Frenzy
Sign in to saveFrenzy is a 1972 British neo-noir thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer is based on the 1966 novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin.
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7.1London 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.
Released: 1972-05-25116 minDir: Alfred HitchcockCrime, Thriller, Horror
Cast
- Jon Finch as Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney
- Barry Foster as Robert "Bob" Rusk
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Brenda Margaret Blaney
- Anna Massey as Barbara Jane "Babs" Milligan
- Alec McCowen as DCI Tim Oxford
- Vivien Merchant as Mrs Oxford
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Frenzy
- Film.image
- Frenzy_movieposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Film.screenplay
- Anthony Shaffer
- Film.producer
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Film.cinematography
- Gil Taylor
- Film.editing
- John Jympson
- Film.music
- Ron Goodwin
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 116 minutes
- Film.country
- United Kingdom
- Film.language
- English
Key dates
- Published
- 12 September 1972
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenwriter
- Anthony Shaffer
- Cast member
- Clive Swift
- Composer
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Filming
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Frenzy is a 1972 British neo-noir thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer is based on the 1966 novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin.
The plot centres on a serial killer in contemporary London and the ex-RAF serviceman he implicates. In a very early scene there is dialogue that mentions two actual London serial murder cases: the Christie murders in the 1940s–1950s and the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888.
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1970s psychological thriller films1970s serial killer films1972 British films1972 crime thriller films1972 English-language films1972 films1972 independent filmsBritish crime thriller filmsBritish independent filmsBritish psychological thriller filmsBritish serial killer filmsEnglish-language crime thriller films