Psycho (1960 movie)

Psycho
Theatrical release poster by Macario Gómez Quibus[1]
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by	Joseph Stefano
Based on	Psycho by Robert Bloch
Produced by	Alfred Hitchcock
Starring	Anthony Perkins Vera Miles John Gavin Martin Balsam John McIntire Janet Leigh
Cinematography	John L. Russell
Edited by	George Tomasini
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Production company	Shamley Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures[N 1]
Release dates	June 16, 1960 (1960-06-16) (New York City) September 8, 1960 (1960-09-08) (United States) [4]
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States[5]
Language	English
Budget	$806,947[6]
Box office	$50 million[7]

Psycho is a 1960 American slasher movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is set in Arizona and California. It is considered to be one of the first modern horror movies since modern horror began in the 1960s.

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2. ↑ "Psycho (1960): Notes". tcm.com. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
3. ↑ "Hitchcock's Psycho Premiered 50 Years Ago". Television Obscurities. Robert Jay. June 16, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
4. ↑ Hedrick, Lizzie (8 September 2015). "8 Reasons Psycho Taps into the Psyche". USC Dornsife. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
5. ↑ "Psycho (1960)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
6. ↑ "Psycho (1960)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
7. ↑ Nixon, Rob. "The Critics' Corner: PSYCHO". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.