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Hitchcock Chronology: Filming locations for Frenzy (1972) - Coburg Hotel

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Filming locations for Frenzy (1972) - Coburg Hotel...

1971

September

  • 6th-10th - The 6th week of filming on Frenzy begins with the rape/murder of Mrs. Blaney and ends with the studio filmed sequence of Rusk leading Babs up the stairs to his flat, before she is killed off-screen. The weekend is spent filming sequences at the Coburg Hotel, along with various retakes.[1]
  • 13th-17th - The 7th week of filming on Frenzy includes shots of Blaney and Babs in the park, after escaping from the Coburg Hotel, the dinner scene between Blaney and his ex-wife, and several night-shoots, including a woman escaping from Rusk's flat (which was unused in the final cut) and exterior shots of Blaney's escape from the prison.[2]
  • 27th-30th - The 9th week of filming on Frenzy again sees Hitchcock suffering from a sore throat. More sequences are filmed at the Coburg Hotel, at the prison (Wormwood Scrubs), Rusk carrying the body of Babs to the potato truck, and for the opening sequence.[3]

References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 63
  2. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, pages 63-64
  3. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, pages 65-66