Alfred Hitchcock 1972 BBC 'FRENZY' Interview

Sheridan Morley interviews Hitch on FILM NIGHT, broadcast 27 May 1972

[@theRappinSpree]

I love Frenzy, hugely underrated- I love the subplot with the Chief Inspector and his wannabe gourmet cook wife :)

[@ChubbyChecker182]

It's quite brilliant

[@erikramaekers63]

Beautifully written and acted.

[@RonRicho]

We rewatched Frenzy last night. My wife made an interesting comment. She said it was totally contemporary. It could have been made 50 years ago or yesterday. That's a great tribute to the man who directed it.

[@randycunningham7318]

Agreed.

[@ajs41]

It's great to hear the accent of someone from east London who was born in 1899.

[@jakethekipper]

Frenzy is my fave Hitchcock film. It's lovely. LOVELY! LOVELY!! LOVELY!!!

[@MatMat-qi2rd]

I agree! Alongside others 😊

[@susanleighton6715]

A pure genius of thriller suspense, the great one and only Alfred Hitchcock.

[@darrylwynwilliams1760]

Completely agree 😉

[@randycunningham7318]

Frenzy is in my top 5 favorite Hitch list. One of the best suspense/thrillers I've ever seen.

[@jamesmellish3874]

"I never copy other films ever" - Alfred Hitchcock "Fuck that shit." - Quentin Tarantino

[@MrSebboxxx]

... great to hear his original voice ... he is so precise and self-assured ...

[@chillired5389]

Absolutely great interviewer as he knew the exact right questions to ask the master of suspense, a film director legend about his current film based on his past and the films being released at that time

[@alangiles4616]

The late Sheridan Moreley is the interviewer (son of Robert Moreley)

[@chillired5389]

@@alangiles4616 I never would’ve recognised him but I don’t doubt you are correct though as I remember him now making guest appearances on Channel 4’s Countdown back in the 90’s… The days of the great Richard Whiteley

[@michaelbower802]

Frenzy is so underrated I've seen alot of Hitchcock films and it's my second favourite after Vertigo.

[@jamesdrynan]

I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The plot exposition discussed by Merchant and McCowen during unpalatable meals is delicious! So many Hitchcockian touches in the movie, too. When Babs leaves the pub and everything goes silent. Then right behind her, Rusk pops up. Brilliant!

[@acdragonrider]

He looks so old and tired. But still such a genius. Nothing but praise.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

His body language says he is about to keel over but those eyes projected a great deal of intelligence and focus. There was an animated brain in that failing body.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@ricardocantoral7672 He was allergic to Exercise

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 He did lose a lot of weight in his lifetime.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

@@ricardocantoral7672 No Way. He was obese

[@Shashankulakarni]

Wt is worth doing is worth doing well !!

[@Bazonthebass]

Fab Hitch. Good interview.

[@normadesmond6017]

I think this was his last masterpiece.

[@josephpendleton4927]

Actually Family Plot is an excellent film.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@josephpendleton4927 a Hitchcock movie is never bad. But for me, Frenzy had all the detail and build-up and storyline that made it a truly great Hitchcock movie.

[@josephpendleton4927]

@@normadesmond6017 Frenzy has lots of interesting Hitchcock touches in it. But for me, the rape and murder sequences in Frenzy were implausible. But that's just me.

[@normadesmond6017]

@@josephpendleton4927 yes, we always have the right to our own opinions. Just glad we both seem to like the great Hitchcock movies.

[@josephpendleton4927]

@@normadesmond6017 Agreed. Even lesser Hitchcock films have something special in it. I don't know if you know this. Just want to point out that Henry Mancini's original recording for Frenzy was released last month.

[@jimmypage2138]

what a face!!!

[@sclogse1]

There's something about Frenzy that seems it wants to play to "modern" audiences. It's more gruesome visually, and the nudity seems forced. I'll try it again in black and white.

[@herbert9241]

"I've never seen 'Straw Dogs' so I wouldn't know about that." Which is about as kind a way of dismissing such a crass comparison. We Hitch aficionados understand that with customary sublime understatement he's saying 'Straw Dogs' is shit. Indeed it is, Alfie. Indeed it is. I love 'Frenzy'. Such an underrated film, so many clever moments which draw the viewer in, a film that can engage my full attention despite age-old familiarity. Even more remarkable in that it does so without the hypnotic effect of a romantic Herrmann score. (I'm such a shameless evangelist about this: Truffaut's 'Fahrenheit 451' is my absolute favourite film even though Hitch is unsurpassed for his body of work.) The interviewer's remark about "no stars" (among the cast of 'Frenzy'): outstanding performances by Anna Massey, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster and Jon Finch - and a brilliant cameo side order of Vivien Merchant. Eureka! Jean Marsh! I popped in to see my mother today and she was watching 'The Eagle Has Landed'. I was compelled to observe - she's in a film that I like but I can't place it. The lovely Jean Marsh in 'Frenzy', of course.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I am a Hitchcock fan and I also love Straw Dogs. I also did not detect any sort of dismissal of that Sam Peckinpah classic.

[@herbert9241]

@@ricardocantoral7672 - It's subtle.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@herbert9241 Okay, whatever.

[@petemc5070]

'Straw Dogs' is excreble.

[@evo5dave]

​@@ricardocantoral7672he's a 'Hitchcock afficionado' which allows him to interpret the interview as he chooses and we should stand in awe at his ability to pick up on nuances we fools couldn't possibly spot. But in reality, I think Hitchcock hadn't seen Straw Dogs.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Jabba the Hitchcock?

[@MrHopeTelevision]

Frenzy wasn't great

[@MrHopeTelevision]

@Capri I guess so but it's just nothing compared to the great movies like Psycho and vertigo

[@MrHopeTelevision]

@Capri,, the thing he has so many great movies for example psycho vertigo North by northwest strangers on a train the Lady Vanishes that frenzy suffers in comparison those

[@MrHopeTelevision]

@Capri fair play but if you're a true Hitchcock aficionado acknowledge that frenzy is down low on the hierarchy of great Hitchcock movies

[@MrHopeTelevision]

It's my opinion.. don't get defensive

[@MrHopeTelevision]

State your opinion and don't be offended if someone disagrees with you