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07/04/1960 Horror, Thriller, Crime 1h 41m
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What made this the most diabolical murder weapon ever used?

Overview

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

  1. Michael Powell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Karlheinz Böhm

    Mark Lewis

  2. Moira Shearer

    Vivian

  3. Anna Massey

    Helen Stephens

  4. Maxine Audley

    Mrs. Stephens

  5. Brenda Bruce

    Dora

  6. Miles Malleson

    Elderly Gentleman Customer

  7. Esmond Knight

    Arthur Baden

  8. Martin Miller

    Dr. Rosen

  9. Michael Goodliffe

    Don Jarvis

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-02-11
Fear and the Nervous System.

Peeping Tom is directed by Michael Powell and written by Leo Marks. It stars Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley and Brenda Bruce. Music is by Brian Easdale and cinematography by Otto Heller.

A famous (infamous) film for a number of reasons, not least that the fall out from its release effectively finished the career of the great Michael Powell. Interestingly now, still some 50 plus years later, there are still people discovering the film for the first time and not being sure what they have just watched; much like many critics back in 1960 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$150,000.00

Revenue
$83,957.00

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