Peeping Tom
movie

What made this the most diabolical murder weapon ever used?
Released May 16, 1960
Overview
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.
Runtime
1h 41m
Budget
$150,000
Revenue
$,83,957
Origin Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Original Title
Peeping Tom
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
- no logo available
Michael Powell (Theatre)
United Kingdom
Keywords
- london, england
- primal fear
- photography
- obsession
- childhood trauma
- serial killer
- landlord
- boarding house
- filmmaking
- illegal prostitution
- peeping tom
- loner
- voyeurism
- blind mother
- traumatic childhood
- blind woman
- sexual predator
- proto-slasher
- male gaze
- mother and daughter
- disturbed person
- psychological trauma
- psychological distress
- focus puller