Current Sales Rank: 362 All-Time Sales Rank: 2398
| Overall Rating:    4.33 out of 5, including 3 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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A frank exploration of voyeurism and violence, Michael Powell's extraordinary film is the story of a psychopathic cameraman - his childhood traumas, sexual crises, and murderous revenge as an adult. Reviled by critics upon its initial release for its deeply unsettling subject matter, the film has since been hailed as a masterpiece.
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Features:
| Audio Essay by Renowned film theorist Laura Mulvey
Stills Gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production notes
"A Very British Psycho," directed by Chris Rodley: the Channel 4 U.K. documentary about the life of screenwriter Leo Marks, as well as the making and critical reception of Peeping Tom
Original Theatrical Trailer | Video:
| | Widescreen 1.66:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
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| | English
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| Studio: Criterion Production Year: 1960 Release Date: 11/9/1999
Length: 101 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 27
| Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: PEE040 UPC Code: 037429142929
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Overall Rating:    4.33 out of 5, including 3 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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Empire Review
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Not a peep out of you! - 4 out of 5 (2/8/2000)
Criterion will always hold a special place in my heart. I haven't a clue where they get their ideas for their collections. I will admit to wondering about some of their choices but I have yet to be disappointed.
This same theory holds true for their release of "Peeping Tom."
Originally made in 1959, the movie was to be the crowning glory of British director Michael Powell. It was to be the European version of Psycho and filmmakers predicted it would go far.
Nobody was prepared for the c
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Customer Review
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YOU AND ME - 5 out of 5 (12/29/1999)
British director, Michaël Powell, is, in my opinion, one of the ten best directors of all time. And one of the least known, alas ! A movie such as BLACK NARCISSUS is a unique masterpiece and should be shown a lot more often in
our local theaters. PEEPING TOM, shot in 1960, is also a pearl every serious movie lover MUST see in his life. Because, apart of being an excellent horror thriller, it is one of these movies that speak about us, about you and me, about
cinema lovers. It is also certai
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