3. Film works
 3.39. Psycho
Title (french) :Psychose
Year :1960
Duration :109 minutes
Character 1 :Anthony Perkins
Character 2 :Janet Leigh
Character 3 :Vera Miles
Character 4 :John Gavin
Character 5 :John McIntire
Character 6 :Simon Oakland
Character 7 :John Anderson

The quintessential shocker, which started a whole genre of films about psychotic killers enacting mayhem on innocent victims, still holds up well today. If all you can remember about this film is its famous murder of Janet Leigh in the shower, you might want to give it a second look. Anthony Perkins's performance and the ease with which Hitchcock maneuvers your emotions make Psycho far superior to the numerous films that tried to duplicate it.

KeywordsHorror

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