Movie
Hitchcock
Overview
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
Details
- Release date
- 2012-11-22
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cold Spring Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock
- Helen Mirren as Alma Reville
- Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh
- Danny Huston as Whitfield Cook
- Toni Collette as Peggy Robertson
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Lew Wasserman
- Michael Wincott as Ed Gein
- Jessica Biel as Vera Miles
- James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins
- Richard Portnow as Barney Balaban
- Kurtwood Smith as Geoffrey Shurlock
- Ralph Macchio as Joseph Stefano
Crew
- Sacha Gervasi - Director
- John J. McLaughlin - Screenplay
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