Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door (2020)

6.8/10 • 52 min • Documentary TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Pierre-François Pistorio

Self - Narrator (voice)

Anthony Perkins

Self - Subject (archive footage)

François Guérif

Self - Journalist

Donna Anderson

Patrick Loiseau

Self - Lyricist & Lover

Gérard Kikoïne

Self - Director

Lee Garlington

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