Psycho (1960) - A new and altogether different screen excitement!

Psycho

A new and altogether different screen excitement!
( Horror / Mystery / Thriller )

US Runtime: 109 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 22, 1960 [USA]

Director:	Alfred Hitchcock [Director]

Writer:	Joseph Stefano [Screenplay]

Producer:	Alfred Hitchcock [Producer]

Cinematography:	John L. Russell [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	George Tomasini [Editor]

Music Composed by	Bernard Herrmann [Original Music Composer]

Production Company:	Shamley Productions (US)

Plot Summary:

A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.

Cast:

Anthony Perkins Norman Bates Janet Leigh Marion Crane Vera Miles Lila Crane John Gavin Sam Loomis Martin Balsam Private Det. Milton Arbogast John McIntire Sheriff Al Chambers Simon Oakland Dr. Fred Richman		Frank Albertson Tom Cassidy Patricia Hitchcock Caroline Vaughn Taylor George Lowery Lurene Tuttle Mrs. Chambers John Anderson California Charlie Mort Mills Highway Patrol Officer

Uncredited Cast:

Fletcher Allen Policeman on Steps (uncredited) Walter Bacon Church Member (uncredited) Kit Carson Extra (uncredited) Francis De Sales Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited) George Dockstader Extra (uncredited) George Eldredge Police Chief James Mitchell (uncredited) Harper Flaherty Extra (uncredited) Sam Flint County Sheriff (uncredited) Virginia Gregg Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited) Alfred Hitchcock Man Outside Office (uncredited) Paul Jasmin Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)		Lee Kass Extra (uncredited) Frank Killmond Bob Summerfield (uncredited) Ted Knight Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited) Pat McCaffrie Police Guard (uncredited) Hans Moebus Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited) Jeanette Nolan Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited) Lillian O'Malley Extra (uncredited) Robert Osborne Man (uncredited) Fred Scheiwiller Extra (uncredited) Helen Wallace Hardware Store Customer (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

William Russell Sound Recordist		Waldon O. Watson Sound Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Clarence Champagne Special Effects

Art Department:

Saul Bass Title Designer		George Milo Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Hilton A. Green Assistant Director

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Helen Colvig Costume Supervisor

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