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Alfred Hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. Then, he'd been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on television thanks to his anthology .. Read more

Starring	Vivien Merchant, Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Thriller

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- Has-been, unconvincing, cliché-ridden thriller, an old man's sex suspenser, which would have been derided if anyone but Hitchcock had made it. As it is, a few comic and suspenseful touches partly atone for the implausibilities and lapses of taste.
- 31083
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 11
  - 0
  Hitchcock gets tough in his old age
  
  Penultimate Alfred Hitchcock thriller filmed before his death in 1980. It features his key theme of the wrong man suffering from mistaken identity, most notable... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 18:38
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  - 1
  A MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT
  
  This movie must rate as the worst ever directed by Alfred Hitchcock ! The story line was poor, leading to a disappointing performance from all of the cast and ... read more »
  
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- - Burnhamite
  - 272 reviews
  - BURNHAM
  - 07 Jan 2012 at 07:55
- - 1
  - 0
  LITTLE DATED, BUT WELL WORTH A WATCH
  
  Having seen this film many years ago my memorys of it were that it was a very good tense film, watching it again still enjoyed it, but it is a little dated, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 16 Sep 2011 at 19:01
- - 1
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  Frenzy
  
  An excellent and a typical Hitchcock
  
  film, murder and suspence all the way.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 16 Jul 2011 at 22:52
- - 0
  - 0
  slow slow slow
  
  Would say i am around half way through and i just cannot get into this film, it is slow and doesnt really seem to be going anywhere, am considering turning it ... read more »
  
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- 1011272
- - a customer
  - 29 Jun 2011 at 20:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Frenzy (directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
  
  The charming theme here is a rapist/strangler who deftly tries to pin the blame on a close friend. There is not much mystery in this crime drama and the first ... read more »
  
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  - North of Watford
  - 20 Nov 2010 at 20:43
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  A must-see if you like films set in London
  
  A great period piece. The long shot along the Thames at the beginning is wonderful, as is Hitchcock's use of Covent Garden as the central location in the ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 20:44
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  Frenzy
  
  An excellent Hitchcock thriller with Barry Foster (one of my all-time favourites) cast to perfection. Perhaps not for the overly-squeamish or prudish. Jean ... read more »
  
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  - Stranraer
  - 12 Feb 2010 at 21:45
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  - 1
  Lazy, meandering, and offensive
  
  The more I delve into Hitchcock's extensive back catalog (box set for Christmas) the more I realise that he made some truly terrible films. 'Frenzy'... read more »
  
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- - Andrews
  - 56 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Jun 2009 at 00:26
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  Hitchcock gets tough in his old age
  
  Penultimate Alfred Hitchcock thriller filmed before his death in 1980. It features his key theme of the wrong man suffering from mistaken identity, most notable... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 18:38
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  Very patchy, but good in parts
  
  I'm surprised the (occasional) grotesque violence in this doesn't feature in the reviews more. My wife walked out in the first killing, depicting a ... read more »
  
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- - charlieb
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 13:05
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- - 11
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  Hitchcock gets tough in his old age
  
  Penultimate Alfred Hitchcock thriller filmed before his death in 1980. It features his key theme of the wrong man suffering from mistaken identity, most notable... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 728658
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Daniel Pollard
  - Manchester, England
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 18:38
- - 9
  - 0
  still first class
  
  Hitch may have been getting on a bit, but that has not stopped him from putting out a movie which can stand alongside his best works. Absolutely superb ... read more »
  
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- - Mark MacMillan
  - Scotland
  - 01 Jan 2006 at 15:40
- - 6
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  The old master - past his prime but worth watching
  
  Filmed in the early 70's, this late Hitch seems to have dated more than his earlier work. However, the familiar Hitch touches are all here..the wrongly ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew Whittingham
  - London
  - 09 Jan 2005 at 15:56
- - 6
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  Hitchcock - back to his roots
  
  For his penultimate film Hitchcock returned to his London roots to make this violent sleazy tale of a sexual psychopath on the loose in Covent Garden.
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- - nashville
  - Kent
  - 25 May 2004 at 13:45
- - 3
  - 0
  hitch in london
  
  I love this Hitch film thats set in the east end of london.Pitch black comedy.
  
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- - janice scott
  - newcastle upon tyne.england
  - 06 Jun 2005 at 18:57
- - 2
  - 0
  You're not wearing your tie...
  
  An atmospheric and sustained thriller written by Anthony 'The Wicker Man' Shaffer.
  
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- - Japhf Ford
  - England
  - 18 Nov 2006 at 18:01
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  - 1
  Mystery and horror
  
  The only mystery about Frenzy is how a group of such talented individulas could make such a mediocre fim - the horror is that they did!
  
  A number of ... read more »
  
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- - supermoishe
  - 5 reviews
  - Taunton
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 13:18
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  - 0
  One of Hitch's best
  
  I wasn't expecting much from this film, but after the first half hour I was on the edge of my seat. The opening sequence sees a naked female corpse wash up ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester, UK
  - 14 Aug 2004 at 15:57
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  A True Great British Film
  
  This is a true Great British Film from the master of suspence....just keeps you riveted and doesn't bore for a moment!
  
  The Neck-Tie strangler is ... read more »
  
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- - Garrie Lines
  - Devon, England
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 12:22
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  Frenzy
  
  Another one of Hitchcock's classic, I loved it.
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 22 Jan 2005 at 12:59

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Critics' reviews
- Has-been, unconvincing, cliché-ridden thriller, an old man's sex suspenser, which would have been derided if anyone but Hitchcock had made it. As it is, a few comic and suspenseful touches partly atone for the implausibilities and lapses of taste.
- 31083
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- Hitchcock's return to Covent Garden, 'wrong man' plotting, the neuroses of sexual immaturity, and black-humoured... read more on Time Out
- 44283
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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  Alfred Hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. Then, he'd been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on ...