---
title: 'Psycho (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alfred Hitchcock'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
certification: 'M'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/psycho-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054215/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Psycho (1960)

1960 · M · 109 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, is based on the 1959 novel by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Martin Balsam. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh), shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins), and his disturbed mother. A private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister Lila (Miles) investigate Marion's disappearance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-hitchcock)
- **Producer:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-hitchcock)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Stefano](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-stefano), [Robert Bloch](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bloch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernard Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-herrmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [John L. Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-russell)
- **Editor:** [George Tomasini](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tomasini)

## Cast

- [Ted Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-knight)
- [Vaughn Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaughn-taylor)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)
- [John McIntire](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcintire)
- [Virginia Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-gregg) as Norma Bates
- [Pat Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hitchcock)
- [Vera Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-miles) as Lila Crane
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh) as Marion Crane
- [Lurene Tuttle](https://cinepixo.com/people/lurene-tuttle)
- [Simon Oakland](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-oakland)
- [John Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-anderson)
- [Alfred Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-hitchcock)
- [Jeanette Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanette-nolan)
- [John Gavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gavin)
- [Anthony Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-perkins) as Norman Bates

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