Frenzy actual London serial murder cases: the Christie murders in the early 1950s, and the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. Barry Foster has said that, in order to prepare for his role, he was asked by Hitchcock to study two books about Neville Heath, an English serial killer who would often pass himself off as an officer in the RAF. "Frenzy" was the third and final film that Hitchcock made in Britain after he moved to Hollywood in 1939. The other two were "Under Capricorn" in 1949 and "Stage Fright" in 1950 (although there were some interior and exterior scenes
1972 Cannes Film Festival 1972 Cannes Film Festival The 25th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 19 May 1972. The Palme d'Or went to the "La classe operaia va in paradiso" by Elio Petri and "Il Caso Mattei" by Francesco Rosi. The festival opened with "L'aventure c'est l'aventure", directed by Claude Lelouch and closed with "Frenzy", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1972 feature film competition: Feature films Short films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: The following short films