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Peeping Tom

What made this the most diabolical murder weapon ever used?

7.4(942)19601h 41m5

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

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Status
Released
Budget
$150K
Box office
$84K
Language
English
  • london, england
  • primal fear
  • photography
  • obsession
  • childhood trauma
  • serial killer
  • landlord
  • boarding house
  • psychological thriller
  • filmmaking
  • illegal prostitution
  • peeping tom

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Leo Marks

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NRSan Antonio, Texas7 Nov 1961
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical7 Apr 1960
    • Theatrical16 May 1960
    • Theatrical154k Re-release27 Oct 2023
    • Physical18Blu-ray, DVD and 4k29 Jan 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival(4K RESTORATION)18 Apr 2024
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical21 Sept 1960
    • PhysicalDVD5 Jul 2000
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray31 Jan 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1212 Aug 1960
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical (limited)Re-Issue20 Jun 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical29 Nov 1960
    • Theatrical (limited)Rerelease6 Oct 2025
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG14 Jul 1961
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical12DVD17 Aug 2006
    • Theatrical12re-release, 4K5 Sept 2024

Frequently asked questions

Peeping Tom was released on 7 April 1960.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/11/2014

    10/10

    Fear and the Nervous System. Peeping Tom is directed by Michael Powell and written by Leo Marks. It stars Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley and Brenda Bruce. Music is by Brian Easdale and cinematography by Otto Heller. A famous (infamous) film for a number of reasons, not least that the fall out from its release effectively finished the career of the great Michael Powell. Interestingly now,…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/13/2022

    7/10

    I can recall being genuinely scared when I first saw this film in the early 1970s. Young women are being found murdered. What makes their crimes especially heinous is the look of sheer terror found on their faces - and that is what is further perplexing the pursing Scotland Yard detective "Gregg" (Jack Watson). Meantime, actress "Vivian" (Moira Shearer) is filming her new movie and on the set is the camera-obsessed "…

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