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Hitchcock
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6.6Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock
- Helen Mirren as Alma Reville
- Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh
- Danny Huston as Whitfield Cook
- Toni Collette as Peggy Robertson
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Lew Wasserman
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- movie business
- biography
- hollywood
- psycho
- movie set
- domineering
- complex
- ambiguous
- antagonistic
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sacha Gervasi
- Screenplay by
- John J. McLaughlin
- Based on
- Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello
- Produced by
- Ivan Reitman , Tom Pollock , Joe Medjuck , Tom Thayer, Alan Barnette
- Starring
- Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette Danny Huston Jessica Biel James D'Arcy Michael Wincott
- Cinematography
- Jeff Cronenweth
- Edited by
- Pamela Martin
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- The Montecito Picture Company , Cold Spring Pictures
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release dates
- November 1, 2012 ( 2012-11-01 ) ( AFI Fest ) November 23, 2012 ( 2012-11-23 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $27 million
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Hitchcock is a 2012 American biographical romantic drama film directed by Sacha Gervasi. Based on Stephen Rebello's Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, it charts the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, during the filming of Psycho in 1959. Hitchcock premiered at the AFI Fest on November 1, 2012, and was released in the US on November 23 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. It grossed $27 million against a $15 million budget.
Plot
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