Peeping Tom Movie Review 1960

Controversial, unsettling thriller in which psychopath Mark Lewis (Boehm) lures women before his film camera, then records their deaths at his hand. Unnerving subject matter is rendered impressively by British master Powell, who plays the part of Mark's abusie father who's shown in home movies tormenting the boy. A classic of its kind, but definitely not for everyone. Critical brickbats effectively derailed Powell's career and the original uncut version was not released until 1979.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Eyeballs!, Suicide, Shutterbugs, Sexcapades, Sanity Check

Screenplay

Leo Marks

Cast

Karl-Heinz Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Esmond Knight, Shirley Anne Field, Brenda Bruce, Pamela Green, Jack Watson, Nigel Davenport, Susan Travers, Veronica Hurst, Martin Miller, Miles Malleson, Michael Powell

Cinematography

Otto Heller

Director

Michael Powell

Music

Brian Easdale

Producer

Michael Powell, Anglo-Amalgamated Film, Astor