Psycho

Released

1960

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Tagline

Check in. Relax. Take a shower.
It is REQUIRED That You See Psycho From the Very Beginning!

Produced by

Alfred Hitchcock

Screenplay by

Joseph Stefano

Actors

Alfred Hitchcock
Janet Leigh
Anthony Perkins
Vera Miles
Martin Balsam
John Gavin
Ted Knight
John McIntire
John Anderson
Lurene Tuttle
Simon Oakland
Jeanette Nolan
Frank Albertson
Pat Hitchcock
Virginia Gregg
Vaughn Taylor
Sam Flint
Mort Mills
Fred Scheiwiller
George Eldredge
Francis De Sales
Kit Carson
George Dockstader
Pat McCaffrie
Frank Killmond
Fletcher Allen
Paul Jasmin
Helen Wallace
Harper Flaherty
Lillian O'Malley
Lee Kass
Prudence Beers

Netflix Rating

R (USA)

Rated

R (USA)

Netflix Genre

Classics
Horror Classics
Classic Thrillers
Slashers and Serial Killers
Suspense
Psychological Thrillers

Netflix Format

DVD

Genres

Horror
Slasher
Thriller
Mystery

Sequel

Psycho II

Category

Film

Psycho

Psycho is a 1960 American horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film centers on an encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane, who ends up at a secluded motel after taking money from her employer, and the motel's owner-manager, Norman Bates, and its aftermath. ... more on Wikipedia

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