Rent Psycho (1960)
4.2 of 5 from 456 ratings
1h 44min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Alfred Hitchcock's landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening. No one knows that better than Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), the ill-fated traveller whose journey ends in the notorious "shower scene". First a private detective, then Marion's sister (Vera Miles) searches for her, the horror and the suspense mount to a terrifying climax where the mysterious killer is finally revealed.
- Actors:
- Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Frank Albertson, Patricia Hitchcock, Vaughn Taylor, Lurene Tuttle, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Fletcher Allen, Walter Bacon, Prudence Beers, Kit Carson, Francis De Sales, George Dockstader, George Eldredge
- Directors:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Producers:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Voiced By:
- Virginia Gregg, Paul Jasmin, Jeanette Nolan
- Writers:
- Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch
- Others:
- Robert Clatworthy, George Milo, John L. Russell, Joseph Hurley
- Aka:
- Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho / Wimpy
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/08/2010
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0 Mono, Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Remastering Psycho HD
- The Making of Psycho
- In The Master's Shadow: Hitchock's Legacy
- Hitchcock / Truffaut
- Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho
- The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
- The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass
- The Psycho Archives
- Posters and Psycho Ads
- Lobby Cards
- Behind The Scenes Photographs
- Publicity Shots
- Psycho Theatrical Trailer
- Psycho Re-Release Trailers
- My ScenesFeature
- Commentary with Stephen Rebello,
- Author Of
- "Alfred Hitchock and the Making of Psycho"
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/07/2021
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech DTS 2.0 Mono, English DTS:X, French DTS 5.1, Hindi DTS 5.1, Polish Voice Over DTS 2.0 Mono, Russian DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Hindi, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Included 2 Versions of 'Psycho' (Uncut and Theatrical)
- The Making of 'Psycho'
- Psycho Sound
- In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
- Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
- Newsreel Footage: The Release of 'Psycho'
- The Shower Scene: With and Without Music
- The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass
- Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (Author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of 'Psycho')
- And More
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Reviews (3) of Psycho
Superb suspense film, never bettered - Psycho review by RP
Made in 1960, I first saw this at the cinema in 1966 – and if I remember correctly, it had been running at that particular London cinema continuously since its release. I found it disturbing then and watching it again I still felt the same suspense and unease – not exactly horror – that I felt then. Yes, there has since been a (somewhat pointless) remake, but the Hitchcock original is superb. Filmed in black and white, you can't see the blood running red – but you know it's there! Superb – and cleverly misleading – beginning, great middle, excellent ending. Am I using too many superlatives? Probably – but this really is one of my favourite films from one of the 20th century's best directors. Highly recommended. 5/5 stars.
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Horror Classic. - Psycho review by Steve
Did anyone see this coming? Film noir died with Marion Crane 45 minutes in, and a new kind of visceral horror emerged into the mainstream.
Hitchcock got his tv crew to make a B film about serial killer Ed Gein starring one of the new generation of actors, Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. His blonde was a sexy, earthy woman played by Janet Leigh, a long way from the rather icy Grace Kelly. The script by Joe Stefano is B picture poetry, and it moves so fast.
Everything is tight, culminating in the most famous montage in cinema history, the shower scene. Bernard Herrmann's groundbreaking score must have been heartstopping in 1960.
That Hitchcock (or anyone) should produce a film like this at that time evades logic. The first hour, until Ms. Crane's car sinks into the marsh behind the Bates motel, is a symphony of sustained virtuosity. That I feel it doesn't subsequently maintain that quality is probably a matter of personal taste. Psycho changed everything.
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Perkins brilliance - Psycho review by JD
Anthony Perkins plays a man with two personalities so brilliantly it seems to have been his downfall. Why was such a talented actor never seen again? Life is not fair. For me the acting beats the direction easily although without the Hitchcock badge it would not be as well known. The stabbing scenes are totally unimpressive and the amazingly famous shower scene not at all horrific. Norman Bates however is just so believably mad he deserves the fame credited to the the film.
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