Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- 18
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- london
- england
- rape
- police
- girlfriend
- truck
- murder
- serial killer
- psychological thriller
- pin
- ex-wife
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Jean Marsh — Monica Barling
- John Boxer — Sir George
- Madge Ryan — Mrs Davison
- George Tovey — Neville Salt
- Elsie Randolph — Gladys
- Directed
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written
- Anthony Shaffer
Production
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 1,051 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures UK
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
