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Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. It is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, which was in turn inspired by the crimes of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein. The film depicts the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who is in hiding at a motel after embezzling from her employer, and the motel's owner, the lonely Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). It initially... full article at wikipedia

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Initial release date
  • Jun 16, 1960
Tagline
  • It is REQUIRED That You See Psycho From the Very Beginning!
  • Check in. Relax. Take a shower.
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  • 109.0min
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amount
  • 806,947.0
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film
initial release date
  • Jun 3, 1983
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Netflix ID
  • 879522
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by robert Jun 30, 2008

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