Peeping Tom
7.6
“What made this the most diabolical murder weapon ever used?”
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
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Cast
41 people
Karlheinz Böhm
Mark Lewis
Known for
Sissi
Fox and His Friends
Moira Shearer
Vivian
Known for
The Red Shoes
The Tales of Hoffmann
Anna Massey
Helen Stephens
Known for
The Machinist
Frenzy
Maxine Audley
Mrs. Stephens
Known for
A King in New York
The Vikings
Brenda Bruce
Dora
Known for
Nightmare
Jeeves and Wooster
Miles Malleson
Elderly Gentleman Customer
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Esmond Knight
Arthur Baden
Known for
The Element of Crime
Black Narcissus
Martin Miller
Dr. Rosen
Known for
The Pink Panther
The Phantom of the Opera
Michael Goodliffe
Don Jarvis
Known for
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Gorgon
Jack Watson
Chief Insp. Gregg
Known for
Coronation Street
Masada
Shirley Anne Field
Pauline Shields
Known for
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
The Damned
Pamela Green
Milly
Also in
As Nature Intended
Xcitement!
Michael Powell Director · Leo Marks Screenplay Brian Easdale Composer
Worldwide gross $84K · Budget $150K · United States release November 7, 1961
Box office
Budget
$150,000
Worldwide gross
$83,957
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Michael Powell (Theatre)
Production
Anglo-Amalgamated Productions
Production
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 7, 1960
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 1961
Limited theatrical · San Antonio, Texas
China
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
France
September 21, 1960 · Theatrical
July 5, 2000 · Physical · DVD
January 31, 2024 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
August 12, 1960 · Theatrical
Greece
June 20, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Italy
November 29, 1960 · Theatrical
October 6, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Rerelease
Japan
July 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 17, 2006 · Physical · DVD
September 5, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release, 4K
United Kingdom
May 16, 1960 · Theatrical
October 27, 2023 · Theatrical · 4k Re-release
January 29, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray, DVD and 4k
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