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- 1972
- TV-14
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1972
- TV-14
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Arthur La Bern, Anthony Shaffer
- 1972
- TV-14
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 1972
- TV-14
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Frenzy
7.5
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Summary A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Arthur La Bern, Anthony Shaffer
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
14 Reviews
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7% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
92
93% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Frenzy, with its piles of peaches and lettuces, its constant drinking, is a masterpiece devoted to appetite in all its varieties—but it is most seriously devoted to the perversion of sexual happiness in murder and to the absence of sexual happiness in “normal” life.
The script is by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) and the mixture of dry wit and terror is expert. Hitchcock, who was 73 when he directed, demonstrates all his old skill and romantic pessimism. [26 Nov 1999, p.A]
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.
Armed with a superior script by Anthony Shaffer, an excellent cast, and a top technical crew, Alfred Hitchcock fashions a firstrate melodrama about an innocent man hunted by Scotland Yard for a series of sex-strangulation murders.
Frenzy, which was Hitchcock's 54th and next-to-last film, displayed a macabre sense of humor, playful use of film techniques and edge-of-the-seat suspense. [27 Feb 2000, p.60]
With a very strong cast and sharp dialogue by Anthony Shaffer, Frenzy is easily the strongest of the master’s final works.
Hitchcock's penultimate film deals with many of his previous themes with typical grim comedy and insight into a psychopathic killer's mind.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
7.5
82% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
7.5
82% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
15% Mixed
5 Ratings
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3% Negative
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Production Company
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
Release Date Jun 21, 1972
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Tagline Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist. [Australia Theatrical]
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Nominations
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
