United Kingdom, United States, 1972 / 111 Mins
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Vivien Merchant, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw, Clive Swift
In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer has the police on alert; and in typical Hitchcock fashion, their trail is leading to an innocent man, who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer. Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, and Barry Foster head the British cast in this thriller that alternates suspense scenes with moments of Hitchcock’s distinctive black humour.
Frenzy marked Hitchcock’s return to his native England after almost twenty years. A morbid blend of humour and horror, Hitchcock makes the film intensely suspenseful and at times forces the audience to identify with the vicious murderer.
Frenzy marked Hitchcock’s return to his native England after almost twenty years. A morbid blend of humour and horror, Hitchcock makes the film intensely suspenseful and at times forces the audience to identify with the vicious murderer.