Overview
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.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedDirected by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1972 crime-thriller set in London follows a string of stranglings attributed to a killer the press dubs the Necktie Murderer. When suspicion falls on a luckless, embittered man after his ex-wife's death, he flees while trying to clear his name. Hitchcock's late-career work pairs grim suspense with mordant humor, mining themes of mistaken guilt, urban menace, and the thin line between innocence and accusation. Its tone is tense and darkly ironic. With a MagicMovieScore of 7.1, it rewards viewers who appreciate classic suspense and the director's command of dread and wrong-man paranoia.
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Top Cast
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
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Movie Info
Release Date
May 25, 1972
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Director