Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door ( 2020 )

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.

Top Cast

Pierre-François Pistorio

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Perkins

Himself (archive) - subject

Charles Winecoff

Himself - biographer

François Guérif

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Donna Anderson

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Allan Hunter

Himself - Film historian

Patrick Loiseau

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Gérard Kikoïne

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Lee Garlington

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Berry Berenson

Herself (archive) - actress & wife