Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

2020

52 min

7.0

Ends at

Anthony Perkin’s face and name remain familiar to a younger 21st century audience, fond of Giallo and slashers. But he has long struggled in the shadow of his most famous character, Norman Bater – the seria killer in Alfred Hitschcock’s masterpiece, “Psycho". We also discover that he was an amazing crooner. His greatest success, “Moonlight Swim”, will be taken up by Elvis Presley. He even directed “Psycho III” – proof of his reconciliation with his favorite bogeyman.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary, TV Movie

Director

Christophe Champclaux

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Pierre-François Pistorio

Anthony Perkins

Charles Winecoff

François Guérif

Donna Anderson

Allan Hunter

Patrick Loiseau

Gérard Kikoïne

Lee Garlington

Berry Berenson

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Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

Anthony Perkin’s face and name remain familiar to a younger 21st century audience, fond of Giallo and slashers. But he has long struggled in the shadow of his most famous character, Norman Bater – the seria killer in Alfred Hitschcock’s masterpiece, “Psycho". We also discover that he was an amazing crooner. His greatest success, “Moonlight Swim”, will be taken up by Elvis Presley. He even directed “Psycho III” – proof of his reconciliation with his favorite bogeyman.

  • Pierre-François Pistorio

  • Anthony Perkins

  • Charles Winecoff

  • François Guérif

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