Description Psycho 1960 Vintage Lobby Card #1 measures 10×14″ inches / 28 x 35 cm Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 novel of the same name 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) and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator (Balsam), Marion’s lover Sam Loomis (Gavin), and her sister Lila (Miles) investigate her disappearance. Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay by Joseph Stefano Based on Psycho by Robert Bloch Stars Anthony Perkins Vera Miles John Gavin Martin Balsam John McIntire Janet Leigh Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock’s best films,[N 2] and is arguably his most famous work.[9] It has been praised as a major work of cinematic art by international film critics and scholars due to its slick direction, tense atmosphere, impressive camerawork, a memorable score and iconic performances. Often ranked among the greatest films of all time, it set a new level of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American films,[10] and is widely considered to be one of the earliest examples of the slasher film genre.
