"A new and altogether different screen excitement!"

1960

1h 49m

8.4(10441 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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34 members

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Anthony Perkins

Norman Bates

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Janet Leigh

Marion Crane

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Vera Miles

Lila Crane

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John Gavin

Sam Loomis

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Martin Balsam

Private Det. Milton Arbogast

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John McIntire

Sheriff Al Chambers

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Simon Oakland

Dr. Fred Richman

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Frank Albertson

Tom Cassidy

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Patricia Hitchcock

Caroline

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Vaughn Taylor

George Lowery

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Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. Chambers

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John Anderson

California Charlie

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Mort Mills

Highway Patrol Officer

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Fletcher Allen

Policeman on Steps (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Church Member (uncredited)

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Kit Carson

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Francis De Sales

Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats (uncredited)

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George Dockstader

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George Eldredge

Police Chief James Mitchell (uncredited)

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Harper Flaherty

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Sam Flint

County Sheriff (uncredited)

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Virginia Gregg

Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)

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Alfred Hitchcock

Man Outside Office (uncredited)

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Paul Jasmin

Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)

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Lee Kass

Extra (uncredited)

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Frank Killmond

Bob Summerfield (uncredited)

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Ted Knight

Policeman in Hallway Opening Door (uncredited)

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Pat McCaffrie

Police Guard (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited)

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Jeanette Nolan

Norma Bates (voice) (uncredited)

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Lillian O'Malley

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Robert Osborne

Man (uncredited)

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Fred Scheiwiller

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Helen Wallace

Hardware Store Customer (uncredited)

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