Peeping Tom (1960)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 41min
- Drama, Horror
- 16 May 1960 (UK)
- Movie
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
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Cast verified as complete
| Karlheinz Böhm | ... |
Mark Lewis
(as Carl Boehm)
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| Moira Shearer | ... |
Vivian
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| Anna Massey | ... |
Helen Stephens
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| Maxine Audley | ... |
Mrs. Stephens
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| Brenda Bruce | ... |
Dora
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| Miles Malleson | ... |
Elderly Gentleman Customer
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| Esmond Knight | ... |
Arthur Baden
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| Martin Miller | ... |
Dr. Rosen
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| Michael Goodliffe | ... |
Don Jarvis
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| Jack Watson | ... |
Chief Insp. Gregg
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| Shirley Anne Field | ... |
Pauline Shields
(as Shirley Ann Field)
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| Pamela Green | ... |
Milly
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| John Barrard | ... |
Small Man (uncredited)
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William Baskiville | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Keith Baxter | ... |
Det. Baxter (uncredited)
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Jack Carter | ... |
St John's Medic (uncredited)
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Linda Castle | ... |
Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)
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John Chappell | ... |
Clapper Boy (uncredited)
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| Robert Crewdson | ... |
Shop Assistant on Film Set (uncredited)
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| Roland Curram | ... |
Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
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| Nigel Davenport | ... |
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
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John Dunbar | ... |
Police Doctor (uncredited)
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Maurice Durant | ... |
Publicity Chief (uncredited)
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| Paddi Edwards | ... |
Girl Electrician (uncredited)
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George Eugeniou | ... |
Assistant at Photographic Studio (uncredited)
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| Cornelia Frances | ... |
Girl in Sports Car Leaving Studio (uncredited)
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Patrick Halpin | ... |
Man on Film Set (uncredited)
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| Veronica Hurst | ... |
Miss Simpson - Jarvis' Secretary (uncredited)
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M. Le Compte | ... |
Lover in Garden (uncredited)
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Mme. Le Compte | ... |
Lover in Garden (uncredited)
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Bartlett Mullins | ... |
Mr. Peters - News Agent Shop Owner (uncredited)
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Margaret Neale | ... |
Mark's Stepmother (uncredited)
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Columba Powell | ... |
Mark as a Child (uncredited)
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| Michael Powell | ... |
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis (uncredited)
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Guy Kingsley Poynter | ... |
P. Tate - Studio Cameraman (uncredited)
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Frankie Reidy | ... |
Mark's Mother on Deathbed (uncredited)
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Alan Rolfe | ... |
Store Detective (uncredited)
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| Frank Singuineau | ... |
Electrician #1 (uncredited)
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Peggy Thorpe-Bates | ... |
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
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| Susan Travers | ... |
Lorraine the Model (uncredited)
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Robert Vossler | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Brian Wallace | ... |
Tony - Downstairs Lodger in Lewis' House (uncredited)
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Billy Wilmot | ... |
Sound Man (uncredited)
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| Brian Worth | ... |
Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Powell | ||
Written by
| Leo Marks | ... | (original story) |
| Leo Marks | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Albert Fennell | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Michael Powell | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Brian Easdale | ||
Cinematography by
| Otto Heller | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Noreen Ackland | ||
Editorial Department
| Alma Godfrey | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| John Rushton | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Arthur Lawson | ||
Makeup Department
| Pearl Orton | ... | hairdresser |
| W.T. Partleton | ... | makeup artist (as W.J. Partleton) |
Production Management
| Alfred W. Marcus | ... | production manager (as Al Marcus) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ted Sturgis | ... | assistant director |
| Denis Johnson Jr. | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Carl Mannin | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ivor Beddoes | ... | assistant art director |
| Don Picton | ... | set dresser |
| Ronnie Udell | ... | construction manager (as Ronald Udell) |
| Maurice Pelling | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Malcolm Cooke | ... | sound editor |
| Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum) |
| C.C. Stevens | ... | sound recordist |
| Simon Kaye | ... | sound department (uncredited) |
| Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) / sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Vic Smith | ... | chief electrician (as Victor E. Smith) |
| Gerry Turpin | ... | camera operator |
| Jim Body | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| Derek V. Browne | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| Norman Gryspeerdt | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Hopewell | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Polly Peck | ... | dresses: Miss Anna Massey |
| Dickie Richardson | ... | wardrobe |
| John Tullis | ... | dress: Miss Moira Shearer (as John Tullis of Horrockses) |
| Vi Garnham | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Brian Easdale | ... | music director |
| Angela Morley | ... | composer: percussion numbers (as Wally Stott) |
| Freddie Phillips | ... | composer: dance music |
| Gordon Watson | ... | musician: solo piano |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rita Davison | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Nat Cohen | ... | presenter |
| Judith Coxhead | ... | production assistant |
| Stuart Levy | ... | presenter |
| Bill Paton | ... | production assistant (as William J. Paton) |
| Bill Burnside | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Tommy Linden | ... | choreographer: Ms. Shearer (uncredited) |
| George Harrison Marks | ... | photographic consultant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Ltd.)
- Metropolitan Films (1960) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors of Italy (1960) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Towa. (1961) (Japan) (theatrical)
- J. Arthur Rank Film (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1961) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1961) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Cat-Film Distributions (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Barcino Films (Spain) (theatrical) (subtitled version)
- Cinema Mondo (2000) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Les Acacias Cinéaudience (France) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Les Acacias (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Les Acacias (2024) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (4K restoration)
- Optimum Releasing (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rey Soria (1970) (Spain) (theatrical) (subtitled version)
- Rialto Pictures (1999) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Admit One Video (United States) (VHS)
- Arthaus (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2024) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Divisa Ediciones (2018) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1987) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Nelonen (2009) (Finland) (tv)
- Nelonen (2010) (Finland) (tv)
- Optimum Releasing (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Optimum Releasing (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Panorama Distributions (2013) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Pulp Video (2013) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Regia Films (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Thorn EMI Video (1983) (Finland) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1996) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Millinery Guild (hats by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mark Lewis, works as a focus puller in a British film studio. On his off hours, he supplies a local porno shop with cheesecake photos and also dabbles in filmmaking. A lonely, unfriendly, sexually repressed fellow, Mark is obsessed with the effects of fear and how they are registered on the face and behavior of the frightened. This obsession dates from the time when, as a child, he served as the subject of some cold-blooded experiments in terror conducted by his own scientist father. As a grown man, Mark becomes a compulsive murderer who kills women and records their contorted features and dying gasps on film. His ongoing project is a documentary on fear. With 16mm camera in hand, he accompanies a prostitute to her room and stabs her with a blade concealed in his tripod, all the while photographing her contorted face in the throes of terror and death. Alone in his room, he surrounds himself with the sights and sounds of terror: taped screams, black-and-white "home movies" of convulsed faces. At his house, he meets Helen Stephens, a young woman who lives with her blind mother in a downstairs flat. She visits his flat, where he shows her black-and-white films that were taken of him when he was a child. She is horrified to see that his father used him as a guinea pig in various experiments, taking movies of his reactions of fear. Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | Stark Terror Meets Art in a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse. (DVD) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP135,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The critical mauling and public outcry about the film resulted in it being pulled from British cinemas after just five days. See more » |
| Goofs | The makeup used for Lorraine's lip disfigurement changes markedly between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Movies Are My Life (1978). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Happy Birthday See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no closing credits of any kind. The film simply stops. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Stephens:
[referring to Mark]
I don't trust a man who walks quietly. Helen Stephens: He's shy. Mrs. Stephens: His footsteps aren't. They're stealthy. See more » |