Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door (2020)

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.
- Released
- 2020-09-01
- Genres
- Documentary, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Christophe Champclaux
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Pierre-François Pistorio as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Anthony Perkins as Self - Subject (archive footage)
- Charles Winecoff as Self - Biographer
- François Guérif as Self - Journalist
- Donna Anderson as Self - Actress
- Allan Hunter as Self - Film Historian
- Patrick Loiseau as Self - Lyricist & Lover
- Gérard Kikoïne as Self - Director
- Lee Garlington as Self - Actress
- Berry Berenson as Self - Actress & Wife (archive footage)
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