| Psycho | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Psycho |
| Genres: | Thriller Horror |
| Directed by: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Written by: | Joseph Stefano Robert Bloch |
| Produced by: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Music by: | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography: | John L. Russell |
| Edited by: | George Tomasini |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures Universal Studios |
| Released: | June 16th, 1960 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 109 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $806,947 |
| Gross: | $50,000,000 (worldwide) |
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Psycho is an American feature film of the psychological suspense thriller genre. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Joseph Stefano based on the novel by Robert Bloch. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios and premiered theatrically in the United States on June 16th, 1960. The film stars Janet Leigh as Marion Crane - a woman who is unsatisfied with her life, and decides to make a drastic change by stealing a large sum of money from her employer. While on the run, she stops at the Bates Motel run by fidgety motel manager Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins. Little does Marion know, but she has just stepped inside the lair of a killer. But who is the killer? Is it Norman Bates, or his domineering mother, Mrs. Bates? Guess you'll just have to watch the movie to find out.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anthony Perkins | Norman Bates |
| Vera Miles | Lila Crane |
| John Gavin | Sam Loomis |
| Janet Leigh | Marion Crane |
| Martin Balsam | Milton Arbogast |
| John McIntire | Sheriff Al Chambers |
| Simon Oakland | Fred Richman |
| Frank Albertson | Tom Cassidy |
| Pat Hitchcok | Caroline |
| Vaughn Taylor | George Lowery |
| Lurene Tuttle | Mrs. Chambers |
| John Anderson | California Charlie |
| Mort Mills | Highway patrol officer |
| Fletcher Allen | Policeman on steps |
| Francis De Sales | Alan Deats |
| George Eldredge | James Mitchell |
| Sam Flint | County Sheriff |
| Virginia Gregg | Norma Bates |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Man outside real estate office |
| Paul Jasmin | Norma Bates |
| Frank Kilmond | Bob Summerfield |
| Ted Knight | Policeman in hallway |
| Pat McCaffrie | Police guard |
| Jeanette Nolan | Norma Bates |
| Chief Tahachee | Ned Place |
| Helen Wallace | Hardware store customer |
Appearances[]
Characters
- Norman Bates
- Lila Crane
- Sam Loomis
- Marion Crane
- Milton Arbogast
- Al Chambers
- Fred Richman
- Tom Cassidy
- Caroline
- George Lowery
- Mrs. Chambers
- California Charlie
- Alan Deats
- James Mitchell
- Norma Bates
- Bob Summerfield
- Ned Place
Locations
- Phoenix
- Bates Motel
Items
Organizations
- Arizona State Police
Miscellaneous
- 1960s
- Birds
- Detective
- Domineering mother
- Flies
- Insects
- Jail
- Mental health facility
- Motel
- Police officer
- Private detective
- Psychiatrist
- Psychopath
- Secretary
- Serial killer
- Sheriff
- Swamp
- Stabbing
- Thief
- Transvestism