Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door (2020)

Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

2020

Documentary TV Movie

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Christophe Champclaux

Cast

Allan Hunter as Self - Film Historian

Anthony Perkins as Self - Subject (archive footage)

Berry Berenson as Self - Actress & Wife (archive footage)

Charles Winecoff as Self - Biographer

Donna Anderson as Self - Actress

François Guérif as Self - Journalist

Gérard Kikoïne as Self - Director

Lee Garlington as Self - Actress