

Frenzy
Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist.
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Language
- English
- london, england
- rape
- police
- girlfriend
- truck
- murder
- serial killer
- psychological thriller
- pin
- ex-wife
- necktie
- sack
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical21 Jun 1972
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1825 May 1972
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical3 Nov 1972
- PhysicalDVD21 Nov 2001
CanadaCA
- Theatrical29 Jun 1972
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical26 Oct 1972
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1822 Sept 1972
BrazilBR
- Physical12DVD/VHS Universal14 Jan 2004
- PhysicalDVD20 Jun 2006
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical17 Jul 1972
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1622 Dec 1972
FranceFR
- Premiere16Cannes Film Festival19 May 1972
- Theatrical26 May 1972
- TheatricalRe-release8 Oct 2008
- Digital / OTTArte•tv4 Nov 2019
- TVArte4 Nov 2019
- Digital / OTTArte•tv4 Oct 2025
- TVArte5 Oct 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany 12 Dec 1972
- Digital / OTT18 Nov 1999
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1612 Dec 1972
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Frenzy was released on 25 May 1972.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
8/30/2020
Chillingly humorous Hitchcock piece of work. It's always great to take a revisit to Frenzy some years after your last viewing, to re-evaluate it post haste. As a proud Englishman it gives me great pleasure to see the Master back in England capturing the English time frame of London perfectly, for the film works because we really get the vibe of the place and believe in the characters who frequent the area, Hitch d…
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DalekDave01
3/5/2021
This is one of those thrillers that is in no way a whodunnit as it becomes evident very early on that the killer is who you think it is going to be. But that is not sloppy film making, it is entirely deliberate, for the mystery here is not who is the killer, but will he get away with it, and what will happen to our hero? It is a well plotted piece, and, oddly, based on a true story. [see Jack The Stripper - https:…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/28/2023
This is probably my least favourite Hitchcock story. It is still cleverly constructed, but somehow it has a vulgarity to it that I rather struggled with. The premiss is a serial killer who has been brutally killing women using a neck tie, then dumping their bodies. The police are baffled until "Brenda Blaney" (Barbara Leigh-Hunt) is found raped and killed in her office, and suspicion falls on her ex husband "Dick" (J…
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