Psycho
by Alfred Hitchcock · film · 1960
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Psycho is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted by Joseph Stefano from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel. Paramount refused to finance the project, so Hitchcock waived his normal $250,000 director fee and financed it himself in exchange for 60% ownership, then filmed it on a small budget in black-and-white by the crew of his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. in 1962, Hitchcock exchanged the rights to the film and his TV series for a huge block of MCA's stock, becoming their third largest stockholder.
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- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Alfred Hitchcock
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Hitchcock shot Psycho on a limited budget by using black and white and the crew from his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
“Hitchcock made Psycho on a limited budget by shooting in black and white and using…”
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