Following 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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: ambiguous , antagonistic , arrogant , audacious , authoritarian , biography , complex , derogatory , disapproving , domineering , hollywood , horrified , husband-wife-relationship , movie-business , movie-set , psycho