Peeping Tom

SPECIAL EDITION * DIGITALLY RESTORED

NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST HORROR FILMS OF HISTORY The Observer, 2010

Almost simultaneously in 1960, two films about a psychotic killer were released in cinemas. Hitchcock's PSYCHO was classified as a masterpiece and became a gigantic success, while PEEPING TOM , made by the highly respected and popular compatriot Michael Powell, was slaughtered by the British press ("flush the shit down the toilet", wrote one critic). At the behest of the furious public, the film was pulled from cinemas after just five days, which essentially ruined Powell's previously brilliant career. In Sweden, the film was also treated badly. It was banned three times (!) and was not released until 13 years later.

Today, the film – about a young man, scarred by his childhood, who murders women while filming their anguished moments of death – has long been re-evaluated. This is largely thanks to devoted admirers such as Scorsese, Coppola and De Palma who were all inspired by the film. In this edition, we get to experience the legendary film digitally restored in 4k and in the extensive bonus material the whole story of how “the infamous shit movie” is now considered a groundbreaking masterpiece is revealed.

TWO HOURS OF BONUS MATERIAL! INTRODUCTION by Martin Scorsese * COMMENTARY TRACK with film historian and Powell expert Prof. Ian Christie * INTERVIEW with Thelma Schoonmaker, Powell's wife and Scorsese's three-time Oscar-winning editor * THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. Documentary about the fate of the film with the lead actor Carl Boehm, Scorsese, Schoonmaker and others * VISIONS OF VOYEURISM. Interview with Sir Christopher Frayling, author specializing in popular culture * TAKE ME TO YOUR CINEMA: THE LEGACY OF PEEPING TOM. Film podcasters Rhianna Dhillon and Anna Bogutskaya discuss the film * RESTORING PEEPING TOM. Documentary about the meticulous restoration of the film * TRAILER ahead of the film's re-release * ORIGINAL TRAILER * IMAGE GALLERY