Character: Alma Hitchcock

Directed by: Sacha Gervasi

Written by: John J. McLaughlin

Produced by: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck, Tom Thayer, Alan Barnette

Cast Members: Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Jessica Biel, James D'Arcy, Michael Wincott

Released date: November 23, 2012

Genre: Biography, Drama

Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.

Taglines

→ Behind every Psycho is a great woman.

Trivia

♦ Dame Helen Mirren, who plays Hitchcock’s wife Alma Reville, had also met the real Sir Alfred Hitchcock when he approached her for a part as a murder victim in his penultimate film, Frenzy (1972). Mirren turned down the role, a decision she later regretted.

Character’s Quotes

• “It was the knife that, a moment later, cut off her scream… and her head.” Charming. Doris Day should do it as a musical!
• Full support! We’ve mortgaged our house! I’m your wife! I celebrate with you when the reviews are good. I cry for you when they are bad! I put up with all those people who look through me as if I were invisible because all they see is the great and glorious ALFRED HITCHCOCK!