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Hitchcock Chronology: London County Hall, Belvedere Road, London

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to London County Hall, Belvedere Road, London...

1971

August

  • 2nd - The second week of filming on Frenzy begins with shooting the film's opening sequence — the 2 minute helicopter shot of the River Thames followed by the politician's speech, which was filmed at London County Hall. Much of the sequence was subsequently reshot after Hitchcock watched the dailies.[1]

1972

January

  • 3rd - Hitchcock films portions of the trailer for Frenzy at London County Hall. Stuntwoman Roberta Gibbs plays the role of the corpse in the River Thames.[2]

References

  1. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy: The Last Masterpiece (2012) by Raymond Foery, page 54
  2. Alfred Hitchcock's London: A Reference Guide to Locations (2009) by Gary Giblin, page 89