Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

52min

Documentary

TV Movie

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.

Production Companies

OCS

French Connection Films

Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Himself (archive) - subject
Charles Winecoff

Charles Winecoff

Himself - biographer
François Guérif

François Guérif

Himself - journalist
Donna Anderson

Donna Anderson

Herself - actress
Allan Hunter

Allan Hunter

Himself - Film historian
Patrick Loiseau

Patrick Loiseau

Himself - lyricist & lover
Gérard Kikoïne

Gérard Kikoïne

Himself - director
Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Herself - actress
Berry Berenson

Berry Berenson

Herself (archive) - actress & wife

Release date

1st Sep 2020

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français