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


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US Runtime: 109 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 22, 1960   [USA]
 
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
 
Writer: Joseph Stefano   [Screenplay]
 
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: John L. Russell
 
Edited by: George Tomasini
 
Music Composed by Bernard Herrmann
 
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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$806,947
Revenue:
$50,048,065
Color Info:
B&W
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Shooting Dates:
30 Nov 1959 - 01 Feb 1960
Production Dates:
30 Nov 1959 - Feb 1960

Quotes:

  • Norman Bates: I won't speak of disgusting things because they disgust me!
     
  • Marion Crane: Wouldn't it be better if you put her... someplace?
    Norman Bates: You mean an institution; a madhouse? People always call a madhouse "someplace", don't they? Put her "someplace"?
     
  • Norman Bates: I'm not capable of being fooled! Not even by a woman.
     
  • Norman Bates: Well, a son is a poor substitute for a lover.
     
  • Norman Bates: She might have fooled me, but she didn't fool my mother.
     


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