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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 .
Psycho: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Janet Leigh. A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
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- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1960-09-08
He filmed in black and white. Long passages contained no dialogue. His budget, $800,000, was cheap even by 1960 standards; the Bates Motel and mansion were built on the back lot at Universal. In its visceral feel, "Psycho" has more in common with noir quickies like "Detour" than with elegant Hitchcock thrillers like "Rear Window" or " Vertigo ."
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Anthony Perkins. ... Norman Bates. Vera Miles. ... Lila Crane. John Gavin.
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.) After secretary Marion Crane.
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Page 1 of 3, 6 total items. 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 ...
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Psycho (1960) - Plot summary, synopsis, and more... Phoenix-based Marion Crane, who has for ten years worked as an assistant to real estate agent George Lowery, laments the fact she and her divorced boyfriend, Sam Loomis, can't get married due to money issues, he a penniless hardware store clerk whose debt is a result of having to pay alimony.
