Frenzy Frenzy Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square" by Arthur La Bern. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin. The plot centres on a serial killer in contemporary London and the ex-RAF serviceman he implicates. In a very early scene there is dialogue that mentions two
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