
Psycho(1960)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.


“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.

Jon Finch
Richard Ian "Dick" Blaney

Barry Foster
Robert "Bob" Rusk

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Brenda Margaret Blaney

Anna Massey
Barbara Jane "Babs" Milligan

Alec McCowen
DCI Tim Oxford

Vivien Merchant
Mrs Oxford

Billie Whitelaw
Hetty Porter

Clive Swift
Johnny Porter

Bernard Cribbins
Felix Forsythe

Michael Bates
DS Spearman
Frenzy is a crime, thriller, horror film released in 1972 exploring themes of london, england, rape, police, girlfriend, truck, murder. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt. 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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