Psycho

(1960)

Synopsis

Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a psychotic motel owner who obsesses over his late, controlling mother while becoming the prime suspect in a murder case involving one of his recent guests—a pretty secretary who checked into the Bates Motel after impulsively stealing $40,000 and never checked out.

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann

Production year

1960

Rating

R

Studio

Universal Pictures

Runtime

108 minutes

Cast

Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam