check out this cult classic from one of my fave directors- MICHAEL POWELL, (directed my fave film of all time- The Red Shoes)
Peeping Tom is a 1960 British psychological thriller directed by Michael Powell and written by the World War II cryptographer and polymath Leo Marks.
The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur. The film revolves around a serial killer who murders women while using a portable movie camera to record their dying expressions of terror.
Its controversial subject and the extremely harsh reception by critics effectively destroyed Powell's career as a director in the United Kingdom.
However, it attracted a cult following, and in later years, it has been re-evaluated and is now considered a masterpiece.
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