Psycho (1960)

  • R
  • 06/16/1960 (US)
  • Horror, Thriller, Mystery
  • 1h 49m

A new and altogether different screen excitement!

Overview

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.

Joseph Stefano

Screenplay

Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Robert Bloch

Novel

Cast

Anthony Perkins's headshot

Anthony Perkins

Norman Bates
Janet Leigh's headshot

Janet Leigh

Marion Crane
Vera Miles's headshot

Vera Miles

Lila Crane
John Gavin's headshot

John Gavin

Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam's headshot

Martin Balsam

Private Det. Milton Arbogast
John McIntire's headshot

John McIntire

Sheriff Al Chambers
Simon Oakland's headshot

Simon Oakland

Dr. Fred Richman
Frank Albertson's headshot

Frank Albertson

Tom Cassidy

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