Budget
£135,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
$24,640
Peeping Tom
A classic in a Sliver movie. At the beginning, there are murderous intentions everywhere. The film starts from the point of view of the serial killer Mark, and captures the frightened moment when he likes to photograph the dying female, which is reserved for revisiting and entertaining in the future. But it turns out that the killer is also a victim. When he was a child, he was an experiment of his father. He was full of fear. When he grew up, he became obsessed with the devil , and cleverly arranged a series of murders. A classic of 60 years, revisited today, it is not outdated at all, it boldly equates the audience with the killer's point of view, and does not hesitate to point out the Sliver component in watching movies, and for the first time use realistic technicolour (color printing) to shoot modern horror. Chestnut films, all of which were overwhelmed by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland film critics of the year, and criticized fiercely, dragging down the director's film career until Martin Scorsese (Martin Scorsese) cooperated. It was only then that the film saw light and immediately became the originator of cult films, inspiring Chislowski's " Love commands " and M. Antonioni 's " Breakthrough ".
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- Release date May 16, 1960
- Filming locations Newman Arms - 23 Rathbone Street, Fitzrovia, London, England, UK
- Production companies Michael Powell (Theatre)
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By Wendy 2022-12-29 17:38:51
It's not that Mark hasn't tried his own redemption. He dropped the weapon aimed at Helen's mother, and after she gave her advice, went to his father's former admirer, a psychologist, to ask if voyeurism could be cured. However, the other party completely ignored his questions and only cared about whether the famous psychologist father had any manuscripts left behind. Mark was unable to save himself and could only continue to sink. But this move shows that he is not dehumanizing, and the complex...
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By Kimberly 2022-12-27 08:29:22
If fear had a face, would you photograph that eternal moment? Gather fears because you have been haunted by fear all your life. The old experimenters also started their own experiments. He's a voyeur, but it's not beauty, it's the twisted faces of fear and death that fascinate him. This is the classic horror film "Shadow of the Light" directed by Michael Powell.
The film was filmed in 1960. In that conservative era, the film was regarded as a beast of a flood, a demon and a demon, and... -
By Sammy 2022-12-23 16:11:29
Refreshing the concept of old movies
It may be the first time to watch an old British movie, and I am amazed by the leading film technology at the time. A film from the 1960s, the movie style is also so advanced, watching this movie now does not have the "uncomfortable feeling" of watching old movies in general, mainly Thanks to the wonderful storytelling. The description of the male protagonist is very good, which contrasts with the whole loving image of the female protagonist. In comparison, the female protagonist is really a...
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By Clay 2022-12-23 05:24:28
No depth, no vulgarity——On the deep-level characterization in the movie "Voyeur"
From the perspective of the serial killer Mark, "Voyeur" tells about his special hobby: filming the whole process of murdering women, capturing the terrified faces of the deceased, and often "revisiting" them for pleasure. However, in the process of telling all this, the film shows the killer Mark's childhood experience of being abused by his father and his motive for committing the crime. The filming method made the film "shocking the world", which made the British film critics unable to...
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By Zelda 2022-12-21 03:10:28
Roger Ebert's review of the film in "The Great Movie"
Movies make us voyeurs. We sit in the dark, watching other people's lives. This is an agreement the film made with us, although most films behave too well to not mention it. Michael Powell's Voyeur breaks the rules and crosses the line. The 1960 film tells the story of a man who filmed his victims as they were dying. When the film was first released, audiences hated it so much that it was pulled from theaters, ending the career of one of Britain's greatest directors. Why do critics and...
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By Osbaldo 2023-09-24 13:44:25
Karlheinz Böhm performed well, but the film's anticlimactic, abrupt end, and Michael Powell's rhetorical psychological...
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By Chaz 2023-09-05 01:24:35
It seems that the same batch of negatives was used as "Zoom". Mark's performance seems to have inspired Vertigo, but Helen is just as neurotic as Mark's. What is the full picture of the documentary that Mark wants to...
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By Alisha 2023-08-17 01:25:54
8.7; Forever present in the dark, the past in the...
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By Liana 2023-08-09 18:53:03
This topical film that caused Michael Powell to interrupt his directorial career (forced to leave the UK due to public opinion) was criticized when it was released, but today it is undoubtedly a masterpiece! Aside from being a psychological thriller, it's also a film full of metaphors—a movie, perhaps born out of the human desire to...
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By Heloise 2023-07-22 15:43:32
The camera in the film is given the meaning of a weapon, the only way he fights against his father's shadow, while the always-dressed image suggests his self-preservation. This film does not use the victim's perspective for the sake of suspense, but allows us to peep from behind the murderer. Murder and important scenes were taken by the director in a blank way, and the audience also had a greater desire to voyeurize. We are Mark, aren't we also distorted to some...
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[last lines]
Mark's Father - A.N. Lewis: Don't be a silly boy. There's nothing to be afraid of!
Mark as a Child: [Softly] Good night Daddy. Hold my hand.
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Milly: [to Mark as he arrives] Well if it isn't Cecil Beaton...
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[Mark is about to be interviewed by the police and is filming their investigation]
Clapper Boy: Suppose they catch you?
Mark Lewis: Oh they will. They look very efficient.
Clapper Boy: Don't you mind?
Mark Lewis: No.
Clapper Boy: Mark, are you crazy?
Mark Lewis: [laughs] Yes. Do you think they'll notice?
