Psycho/The Birds

Alfred Hitchcock double bill. In 'Psycho' Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) goes on the run after stealing $40,000 from one of her employer's clients. Taking a wrong turn in a storm, Marion arrives at the isolated Bates Motel, run by the twitchy Norman (Anthony Perkins), who is constantly at the beck and call of his unseen mother. When Marion takes a shower in her room, a sudden knife attack brings her life to an end. Upon discovering her body Norman covers up the murder, but it is not long before Marion's sister and boyfriend are attempting to track her down. Director Alfred Hitchcock filmed this seminal thriller in a month, with a low budget and a streamlined crew. A 'making of' feature is also included. Whilst in 'The Birds' spoiled socialite Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) pursues lawyer Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) to his Bodega Bay home after they meet in a bird shop. Melanie sails across the bay to deliver the gift of a lovebird to Mitch's young sister, only to be attacked by a gull on her way back. Soon random attacks on humans are taking place all over Bodega, as birds of all varieties mass in their thousands overhead.

Actor: Anthony Perkins
Actor: Janet Leigh
Actor: Vera Miles
Actor: Simon Oakland
Actor: Frank Albertson
Actor: Malcolm Atterbury
Actor: John McIntire
Actor: Ruth McDevitt
Actor: John Gavin
Actor: Joe Mantell
Music: Bernard Herrmann
Writer: Evan Hunter
Actor: Patricia Hitchcock
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Joseph Stefano
Actor: Doodles Weaver
Actor: Rod Taylor
Actor: Tippi Hedren
Actor: Suzanne Pleshette
Actor: Jessica Tandy
Actor: Veronica Cartwright
Actor: Ethel Griffies
Actor: Charles McGraw
Actor: Martin Balsam
Actor: Lurene Tuttle