Michael Powell directed this groundbreaking study in voyeurism, cinema, and obsession.
When Mark was a child, his father, a highly esteemed professor, used him as a form of laboratory rat in a series of experiments that tested various levels of fear. As an adult, Mark too maintains a fascination with terror, having matured into a psychopathic killer with a penchant for filming women on the verge of death. Since he works as a cameraman for a film studio, he easily indulges his fetish by luring aspiring actresses into isolated areas for "screen tests."
But then Mark meets Helen, a neighbor who wishes to become his friend... and the tormented murderer's downfall begins.
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Run a Quick Search on "Peeping Tom" starring Carl Boehm to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Peeping Tom"Browse more products related to "Carl Boehm, Maxine Audley and Michael Powell"ReviewSight and Sound, 05/01/2007, p.95, "[T]he audacity of Michael Powell's last major film still takes the breath away." Ultimate DVD, 05/01/2007, p.124, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[D]irector Michael Powell's mastery of atmosphere and the emphasis on the killer's point-of-view still chill." Los Angeles Times, 03/26/1999, p.F10, "...PEEPING TOM still ranks as one of the most terribly strange and twisted of motion pictures. Even in a day and age when the outré is encouraged, this brilliant dark gem stands out in a crowd..." USA Today, 04/15/1992, p.7D, "...Disturbing brilliance....One of the definitive dozen cult movies ever..." -- 4 out of 4 stars Chicago Sun-Times, 05/02/1999, p.5, "...Powell was a director who loved rich colors, and PEEPING TOM is shot in a saturated Technicolor....He was a virtuoso of camera use....His film is a masterpiece precisely because it doesn't let us off the hook..." Total Film, 05/01/2000, p.108, "...The twisted themes are modern and dark, right down to the killer ending..." Entertainment Weekly, 01/11/2002, p.28, "...Extremely twisted..." Title NoteThe Home Vision Cinema VHS version is digitally re-mastered. The print used is from the Janus collection. Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesAn acclaimed and abhorred film about a man raised by a scientist who devoted his life to the study of the psychology of fear, using his own son as his guinea pig. As an adult the boy is obsessed with filming the deaths of beautiful young women, after causing them personally with his knife-wielding tripod. Powell aficionado Martin Scorsese brought the film out of obscurity in 1979. If You Enjoy "Peeping Tom (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Peeping Tom (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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