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Psycho

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Plot

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

Cast

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
Anthony Perkins

as Norman Bates

Janet Leigh as Marion Crane
Janet Leigh

as Marion Crane

Vera Miles as Lila Crane
Vera Miles

as Lila Crane

John Gavin as Sam Loomis
John Gavin

as Sam Loomis

Martin Balsam as Milton Arbogast
Martin Balsam

as Milton Arbogast

John McIntire as Al Chambers
John McIntire

as Al Chambers

Simon Oakland as Fred Richman
Simon Oakland

as Fred Richman

Frank Albertson as Tom Cassidy
Frank Albertson

as Tom Cassidy

Patricia Hitchcock as Caroline
Patricia Hitchcock

as Caroline

Vaughn Taylor as George Lowery
Vaughn Taylor

as George Lowery

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 22, 1960

Production Companies

  • Shamley Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $1,999.00

Revenue

  • $2,007.00

Runtime

  • 1.82 hrs

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Reviews

Required viewing. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

“We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?” A Phoenix secretary, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), embezzles $40,000 and rashly flees town, ending up at a remote motel in Fairvale, California, where she encounters the eccentric Mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Mixed into this web is a private investigator (Martin Balsam), Marion’s sister (Vera Miles) and Marion’s secret beau (John Gav…

My most favourite film from the master of suspense. This psychological horror is widely considered to be the first ever slasher film. Powered by great performances from Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh, and the outstanding score by Bernard Herrmann which adds such great tension throughout the film, it is unarguably the greatest thriller ever made. Only Alfred Hitchcock could make a film so entert…

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