Movie
78/52
Overview
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-10-13
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sensorshot Productions, Exhibit A Pictures, Screen Division, Milkhaus, ARTE
- Country
- France, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emilie Germain as Marion Crane
- Osgood Perkins as Self
- Peter Bogdanovich as Self
- Guillermo del Toro as Self
- Eli Roth as Self
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Self
- Aaron Moorhead as Self
- Elijah Wood as Self
- Bret Easton Ellis as Self
- Alan Barnette as Self
- Amy E. Duddleston as Self
- Bill Krohn as Self
Crew
- Alexandre O. Philippe - Director
- Alexandre O. Philippe - Writer
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