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Anthony Perkins
Actor 1932 - 1992

Anthony Perkins

New York City, New York, USA

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion (1956). He made his film debut in The Actress (1953) directed... Read full bio →

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78/52

78/52

Alexandre O. Philippe 2017 1h 31m 7.0

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.

Jag är Ingrid

Jag är Ingrid

Stig Björkman 2015 1h 56m

A personal portrait of mythical and controversial actress Ingrid Bergman based on her many home movies and diaries.

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Adam Simon 2000 1h 13m

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Mick Garris 1990 1h 36m 7.6

Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother on a radio show about boys who commit matricide.

Daughter of Darkness

Daughter of Darkness

Stuart Gordon 1990 1h 33m

A young woman trying to learn the identity of her father is drawn into a Romanian vampire underworld.

Edge of Sanity

Edge of Sanity

Gérard Kikoïne 1989 1h 31m 6.0

When Henry Jekyll's experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, he transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As Hyde he searches the London streets at night for his prey in whorehouses and opium dens. The police can't catch him, he has nothing to lose but his mind...

Destroyer

Destroyer

Robert Kirk 1988 1h 34m

A prison riot breaks out at the moment of a serial murderer's execution by electrocution, and his fate becomes indeterminate when the prison is shut down. 18 months later, a team of filmmakers converge on the prison to film a women-in-prison exploitation flick, but find that a certain somebody is disrupting their shooting schedule...

Psycho III

Psycho III

Anthony Perkins 1986 1h 33m 7.3
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

Ken Russell 1984 1h 47m 7.5

Ken Russell's sordid tale of a sinister street-corner preacher & his affair with a stunningly beautiful prostitute.

Psycho II

Psycho II

Richard Franklin 1983 1h 53m 6.8
North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack

Andrew V. McLaglen 1980 1h 40m 6.5

A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help.

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

William Richert 1979 1h 37m 5.5

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

Gary Nelson 1979 1h 38m 5.7

A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.

Remember My Name

Remember My Name

Alan Rudolph 1978 1h 35m

Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life," but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.

Mahogany

Mahogany

Berry Gordy 1975 1h 49m

Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Sidney Lumet 1974 2h 8m 7.1

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

Sidney Lumet 1974 1h 38m

Spanning nearly 40 years from 1925 to 1964, two Texas farm boys; straight-arrow Gid and laid-back Johnny fight over the affections of the beautiful and headstrong Molly Taylor, who consistently refuses to marry either of them.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

John Huston 1972 2h 7.3

A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols

Play It As It Lays

Play It As It Lays

Frank Perry 1972 1h 39m

A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.

Quelqu'un derrière la porte

Quelqu'un derrière la porte

Nicolas Gessner 1971 1h 33m 6.0

A brain doctor (Anthony Perkins) with an unfaithful wife (Jill Ireland) brings home an amnesiac (Charles Bronson) and gets him to commit murder.

La décade prodigieuse

La décade prodigieuse

Claude Chabrol 1971 1h 50m

The tormented and unstable young sculptor Charles Van Horn summons his old family friend Paul Regis in Paris and tells him that he has weird nightmares followed by amnesia, and last time he had awaken with his hands full of blood. Paul and Charles travel to the countryside to the manor of Charles' stepfather, the millionaire Théo Van Horn that i...

WUSA

WUSA

Stuart Rosenberg 1970 1h 55m

A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1970 3h 5m

Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism.

How Awful About Allan

How Awful About Allan

Curtis Harrington 1970 1h 14m 6.0

After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister, but a mysterious boarder might be trying to kill him.

Catch-22

Catch-22

Mike Nichols 1970 2h 1m 6.6

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general.

Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison

Noel Black 1968 1h 29m 6.5

A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that change their lives forever.

Le scandale

Le scandale

Claude Chabrol 1967 1h 38m 5.0

A champagne tycoon's partner suspects his partner's gigolo husband of murders he's been framed for.

Paris brûle-t-il?

Paris brûle-t-il?

René Clément 1966 2h 53m 6.0

Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city.

Phaedra

Phaedra

Jules Dassin 1962 1h 56m 6.0

A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate, marries the younger, fiery Phaedra. When Alexis meets his stepmother, sparks fly and the two begin an affair. What will the Fates bring this family? Alexis's roadster and the music of Bach figure in the conclusion.

Le procès

Le procès

Orson Welles 1962 1h 59m 7.9

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Le couteau dans la plaie

Le couteau dans la plaie

Anatole Litvak 1962 1h 48m

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

Psycho

Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock 1960 1h 49m 8.7

Psycho is one of the most famous masterpieces from Hitchcock and for it’s time was unparalleled in it’s horror effect. A chilling score sets the pace for an introverted killer and a mystery thriller case of multiple dimensions. The credits for the film directed by Saul Bass were revolutionary for their time.

On the Beach

On the Beach

Stanley Kramer 1959 2h 14m 5.5

The residents of Australia after a global nuclear war must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Green Mansions

Green Mansions

Mel Ferrer 1959 1h 44m 5.3

A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature. It is all an admirable romance telling a tale of "quest, love, and violence."

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

Joseph Anthony 1958 1h 41m 5.0

Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms

Delbert Mann 1958 1h 51m 7.0

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir.

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

Anthony Mann 1957 1h 33m 8.0

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out

Robert Mulligan 1957 1h 40m

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

William Wyler 1956 2h 17m 8.0

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

The Actress

The Actress

George Cukor 1953 1h 30m

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

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