Frenzy
Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin.
Plot
Former RAF squadron leader Richard Blaney (Jon Finch) is fired from his job as a bartender in a pub near Covent Garden. He laments his loss with his friend Bob Rusk (Barry Foster), who runs a produce stand in Covent Garden. Rusk consoles him and gives a tip on a forthcoming horse-race, but Blaney has no money to bet. He visits his ex-wife Brenda (Barbara Leigh-Hunt), who runs a successful matchmaking agency, and complains loudly about his situation. They briefly argue, but she invites him to dinner. Broke, Blaney ends up spending the night at a Salvation Army shelter, where he discovers that Brenda has slipped money into his coat pocket.
Awards
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| author | Anthony Shaffer |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| editor | John Jympson |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | crime mystery thriller |
| keywords | belong cook covent garden dead woman eat lock matchmaking prime suspect raf salvation army suspect |
| musicBy | Ron Goodwin |
| producer | Alfred Hitchcock |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | London Pinewood Studios |
| theme | independent psychological thriller rape serial killer |