Synopsis
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
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Cast
- Jon FinchRichard Ian Blaney
- Barry FosterRobert Rusk
- Barbara Leigh-HuntBrenda Margaret Blaney
- Anna MasseyBarbara Jane 'Babs' Milligan
- Alec McCowenChief Inspector Tim Oxford
- Vivien MerchantMrs. Oxford
- Billie WhitelawHetty Porter
- Clive SwiftJohnny Porter
- Bernard CribbinsFelix Forsythe
- Michael BatesSergeant Spearman
Recommendations
- 100
Austin Chronicle
Frenzy is one of the great latter-day Hitchcocks; great technique, great suspense, and very black humor drive this tale of an innocent man hunted by Scotland Yard for a series of sex murders. - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
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. - 100
The New York Times
Watching Frenzy is like riding a roller coaster in total darkness. 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. - 100
TV Guide Magazine
Hitchcock's first British film in almost two decades marked a smashing return to his earlier form . - 100
Chicago Tribune
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] - 90
Variety
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. - 88
Chicago Reader
This turned out to be Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film (1972), though there's no sign of the serenity and settledness that generally mark the end of a career. Frenzy, instead, continues to question and probe, and there is a streak of sheer anger in it that seems shockingly alive. - 75
Slant Magazine
With a very strong cast and sharp dialogue by Anthony Shaffer, Frenzy is easily the strongest of the master’s final works.
