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Frenzy (1972)

★ 7.1 · 1,010 ratings on TMDB

Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist.

Frenzy poster★ 7.1

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.

DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
CastAlec McCowen, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Barry Foster, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw
GenresCrime, Horror, Thriller
The emergence reading

Frenzy keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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