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Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam.
A secretary on the run for embezzlement checks into a secluded motel run by a repressed man and his overbearing mother. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this influential thriller.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1960-09-08
Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during...
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- Alfred Hitchcock
- R
- Anthony Perkins
Psycho is a 1959 horror novel by American writer Robert Bloch. The novel tells the story of Norman Bates , a caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled in a series of murders.
Psycho, American suspense film and psychological thriller, released in 1960, that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and is loosely based on the real-life killings of Wisconsin serial murderer Ed Gein. (Read Alfred Hitchcock’s 1965 Britannica essay on film production.)
- Lee Pfeiffer
Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm.
Dec 6, 1998 · Ebert praises Hitchcock's artistry and skill in creating a shocking and insinuating thriller with no dialogue and a cheap budget. He analyzes the themes of guilt, paranoia, and voyeurism, and the iconic shower scene and Norman Bates' performance.
