Hitchcock

The untold story behind the film that shocked the world

Alfred Hitchcock, despite his reputation, had great difficulty filming his most famous film, Psycho. Facing opposition from the studio, he mortgaged his house to raise the money to make the film. The stress inevitably spilled over into his marriage, and having a pretty young starlet under his wing didn't help matters there either. In the end, the result was worth it, and his marriage also survived.

105 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Biographical, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

We both have our hands in our pockets for a reason ...

Credits

Cast	Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director	Sacha Gervasi
Screenplay	John M. McLaughlin, from the book by Stephen Rebello
Music	Danny Elfman
Cinematography	Jeff Cronenweth
Editing	Pamela Martin
Sound formats	Dolby, Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2012
Produced by	Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cold Spring Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, biography
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	Brief, suggestive, kissing and groping
Violence	Moderate, brief, within context
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Alcohol addiction, moderate
Comments	Alfred Hitchcock, known as the master of suspense, attempts to make one of his most famous films Psycho, the film explores his passion and obsessions.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi Artistic turning point for director.	10
Die Burger Rozanne Els	10
Cape Times Todd McCarthy 'Psycho' Hitchcock.	15
Box Office Pete Hammond The making of the 1960 classic Psycho is deftly weaved with a touching look at the personal and professional partnership of Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma in a flick that should please aficionados of the Master of Suspense and audiences interested in a unique love story that stood the test of time, despite Hitch's fixation on affairs, lies and murder.	15
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Hopkins and Mirren are acting pros in stellar form. There's no way you want to miss the pleasure of their company in a movie that offers a sparkling and unexpectedly poignant look at how to sustain a career and a marriage.	15
Metacritic.com 40 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 189 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Though it suffers from tonal inconsistency and a lack of truly insightful retrospection, Hitchcock is elevated by inspired performances from its two distinguished leads.	13
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
Movie Review Intelligence 45 critics	12
What the People say
Internet 21660 Netizens Call me Hitch, drop the ...	14
Average .. 64%	13