Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 109 minuten
Alternative title: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
Country:
United States
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh and Vera Miles
IMDb score:
8,5 (798.766)
Releasedate: 22 June 1960
Psycho plot
"A new and altogether different screen excitement!"
Servant Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) works hard but earns too little. She would love to live with her boyfriend Sam (John Gavin), but he also has to get by on a meagre wage. One day she is ordered by her boss to take a large sum of money to the bank. In a fit of desperation, Marion decides to appropriate the money and then flees. On the way, she finds herself in a violent storm and is forced to spend the night at the Bates Motel. There she meets Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), the mysterious young owner who has an obsession with his mother.
Actors and actresses
Norman Bates
Marion Crane
Lila Crane
Sam Loomis
Private Det. Milton Arbogast
Sheriff Al Chambers
Dr. Fred Richman
Tom Cassidy
Caroline
George Lowery
Reviews & comments
Alathir
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- 2162 messages
- 1657 votes
Phenomenal! Now my third Hitchcock and it is definitely going in the right direction. Unfortunately it can now almost only disappoint because Psycho is a true masterpiece.
There is a constant tension, except maybe for a few moments. The music fits wonderfully. As simplistic the story maybe, so genius is the ending. I actually didn't know the story of Bates yet and I think I'm very happy about that.
This really was a movie I had no expectations at all. Psycho is also in black and white which I am not too used to and then you get a very good film. So simple and oh so sublime. Do I have a new top 10 movie? It doesn't matter much.
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Don Homer
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- 510 messages
- 1297 votes
Legendary noir film by Hitchcock that I saw for the first time this year. I think it's his best work and I've seen quite a bit already. The restored Blue-ray version I saw is beautiful and has a lot of extra material on it (even a nice episode of AH presents).
The film actually consists of two parts with different genres: thriller and horror with the latter still excelling in its genre. The script is simple but very strong and the actors fill it in very well with an eye for detail (note subtle facial expressions). The music has become really classical and fits well with the tension and suspense moments.
My favorite scene is the beautifully shot car ride where the possible conversations of the characters looking for her run through her mind, so realistic that at first I thought it was really playing while she was in that car. There is also a good (funny) reversal in who decorated whom.
The scene in the shower made such an impression on me (that's a bit dated) that it gave me a terrible nightmare at night. That scene is also very original shot.
The camera work and the images are also really beautiful throughout the film. What a great "haunted house" too! The story also has a mostly original ending.
For the enthusiasts, there is the film "Hitchcock" which is about Hitchcock's struggles during the making of this film.
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Movsin
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- 8472 messages
- 8513 votes
Anthony Perkins is truly stunning in this Hitchcock film that everyone will want to see and which stands out for its sublime build-up of suspense, its fine camera work, its cinematic value and a scene which, also for its music, is one of the most famous.
Not to mention Janet Leigh's neat supporting role.
Anyone who has not noticed Hitchcock himself at the beginning of the film has at least felt the master.
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