Product Information
Tense film about a series of murders at a lonely motel. The deaths are attributed to the mother of the young owner.Product Identifiers
ProducerAlfred Hitchcock
EAN5050582414738
eBay Product ID (ePID)72558169
Product Key Features
ActorVaughn Taylor, Virginia Gregg, Helen Wallace, Ted Knight, Vera Miles, Lurene Tuttle, Martin Balsam, John Anderson, Janet Leigh, George Eldredge, Frank Albertson, Alfred Hitchcock, John Gavin, Sam Flint, Simon Oakland, John Mcintire, Anthony Perkins, Mort Mills
Film/TV TitlePsycho
DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
LanguageEnglish
Run Time109 Mins
Release Year2006
FeaturesBlack & White
GenreHorror/Occult, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerBernard Herrmann
Production DesignerRobert Clatworthy, Joseph Hurley
Additional InformationCredited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-shot remake by Gus Van Sant in 1998. However, Hitchcock's black-and-white original, featuring Anthony Perkins's haunting characterization of lonely motel keeper Norman Bates, has never been equaled. Bates presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering specter of his mother. The young, well-intentioned Bates is introduced to the audience when Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a blonde on the run with stolen money, checks in for the night. But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for this classic tale of horror--and one of the most famous scenes in film history. PSYCHO was initially received by audiences with shock and amazement, and it still terrifies today. Though it is now considered prototypical Hitchcock, its setting, pace, and emphasis on terror were major departures for the director at the time, coming after the more classically grand NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
ScreenwriterJoseph Stefano
Special EffectsClarence Champagne
Costume DesignerHelen Colvig
AuthorRobert Bloch
EditorGeorge Tomasini
Movie/TV TitlePsycho
Director of PhotographyJohn L. Russell