# Frenzy (1972)

> A wrongly suspected Londoner runs from the police while a sexually motivated serial killer turns Hitchcockian suspense into a macabre urban chase.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/454

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Anna Massey, Alec McCowen, Vivien Merchant, Billie Whitelaw, Clive Swift
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068611/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: chilling, macabre, sardonic, classic thriller night, hitchcock marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of innocence lost in a city gripped by fear and suspicion.

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