Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist.
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.
Cast
Jon Finch
Richard Ian Blaney
Barry Foster
Robert Rusk
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Brenda Margaret Blaney
Anna Massey
Barbara Jane 'Babs' Milligan
Alec McCowen
Chief Inspector Tim Oxford
Vivien Merchant
Mrs. Oxford
Billie Whitelaw
Hetty Porter
Clive Swift
Johnny Porter
Bernard Cribbins
Felix Forsythe
Michael Bates
Sergeant Spearman
Jean Marsh
Monica Barling
Elsie Randolph
Gladys
Gerald Sim
Mr. Usher the Solicitor in Pub
John Boxer
Sir George
George Tovey
Neville Salt
Jimmy Gardner
Hotel Porter
Noel Johnson
Doctor in Pub
Rita Webb
Mrs Rusk
Alfred Hitchcock
Spectator at Opening Rally
Madge Ryan
Mrs. Davison
Gerry Cowper
Spectator at Opening Rally
Michael Bilton
Trial Jury Foreman
Jill Goldston
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
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- Release Date 05/25/1972
- Language English
- Director Alfred Hitchcock
- Editor John Jympson
- Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor
- Producers Alfred Hitchcock, William Hill
- Companies Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
- Budget $3,500,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 19, 1972 | Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) | 16 |
| United Kingdom | May 25, 1972 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | May 26, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Jun 21, 1972 | Theatrical | R |
| Canada | Jun 29, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Jul 17, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Jul 17, 1972 | Theatrical | 15 |
| IE | Jul 21, 1972 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jul 28, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Jul 29, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | Aug 28, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| BE | Sep 22, 1972 | Theatrical | 18 |
| AR | Oct 26, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| Italy | Oct 27, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Nov 3, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| UY | Nov 23, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| GR | Dec 12, 1972 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Germany | Dec 12, 1972 | Theatrical (West Germany ) | 16 |
| Spain | Dec 21, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Dec 22, 1972 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| Poland | Dec 31, 1972 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Apr 14, 1973 | Theatrical | M/18 |
| TR | Dec 1, 1974 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Nov 18, 1999 | Digital | — |
| PH | Mar 6, 2001 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Australia | Nov 21, 2001 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Netherlands | Jan 25, 2003 | TV (Net 5) | 12 |
| Brazil | Jan 14, 2004 | Physical (DVD/VHS Universal) | 12 |
| Brazil | Jun 20, 2006 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| Mexico | Jun 20, 2006 | Theatrical | C |
| Netherlands | Jul 26, 2007 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| France | Oct 8, 2008 | Theatrical (Re-release) | — |
| Netherlands | Nov 14, 2012 | Physical (Blu ray) | 12 |
| TR | Jan 13, 2022 | TV | — |
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