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Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
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Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

2020-09-01 · 52 min · ★ 6.8

Documentary · TV Movie

Anthony Perkins’ 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 Bates – the young man in Alfred Hitchcock’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.

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Directors
Christophe Champclaux
Production companies
OCS, French Connection Films
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pierre-François PistorioPierre-François PistorioSelf - Narrator (voice)
Anthony PerkinsAnthony PerkinsSelf - Subject (archive footage)
Charles WinecoffSelf - Biographer
François GuérifFrançois GuérifSelf - Journalist
Donna AndersonDonna AndersonSelf - Actress
Allan HunterSelf - Film Historian
Patrick LoiseauPatrick LoiseauSelf - Lyricist & Lover
Gérard KikoïneGérard KikoïneSelf - Director
Lee GarlingtonLee GarlingtonSelf - Actress
Berry BerensonSelf - Actress & Wife (archive footage)

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