Psycho
“A new and altogether different screen excitement!”
9 / 10
Synopsis
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Cast
Anthony Perkins·Norman Bates
Janet Leigh·Marion Crane
Vera Miles·Lila Crane
John Gavin·Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam·Milton Arbogast
John McIntire·Al Chambers
Simon Oakland·Fred Richman
Frank Albertson·Tom Cassidy
Patricia Hitchcock·Caroline
Vaughn Taylor·George Lowery
Average shot length
6.4s per shot
Alfred Hitchcock's career average is 16.6s across 54 measured films —see the full picture.