• Director(s)

    Alfred Hitchcock

  • Production Year

    1960

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Albertson, Lurene Tuttle, Patricia Hitchcock, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Francis De Sales, George Eldredge, Sam Flint, Virginia Gregg (voice), Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Jasmin (voice), Frank Killmond, Ted Knight, Jeanette Nolan (voice), Helen Wallace

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Psycho

Contains strong violence

violence
A character is repeatedly stabbed in the shower; another character is also stabbed.
There is brief sight of a decayed corpse. There is also a scene in which a man voyeuristically watches a woman undress.

  • Director(s)

    Alfred Hitchcock

  • Production Year

    1960

  • Genre(s)

    Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Albertson, Lurene Tuttle, Patricia Hitchcock, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Francis De Sales, George Eldredge, Sam Flint, Virginia Gregg (voice), Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Jasmin (voice), Frank Killmond, Ted Knight, Jeanette Nolan (voice), Helen Wallace

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Passed '15' for scenes of Gothic horror, terror and murder (black and white).
Classified Date:
02/06/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
17/06/1960
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Contains strong violence
Classified Date:
11/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
A character is repeatedly stabbed in the shower; another character is also stabbed.
There is brief sight of a decayed corpse. There is also a scene in which a man voyeuristically watches a woman undress.
strong violence
Classified Date:
15/10/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
violence
A woman is repeatedly stabbed whilst showering, and there is strong impact and bloody injury detail. A man is also stabbed, and blood is visible across his face.
threat and horror
There are several sequences of strong and sustained threat. In one scene, a man begins to climb a staircase and is suddenly attacked by another character holding a knife.
Classified Date:
06/10/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
CIC Video
violence
A woman is repeatedly stabbed whilst showering, and there is strong impact and bloody injury detail. A man is also stabbed, and blood is visible across his face.
threat and horror
There are several sequences of strong and sustained threat. In one scene, a man begins to climb a staircase and is suddenly attacked by another character holding a knife.
Classified Date:
02/03/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
11/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
06/06/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Original theatrical trailers
Classified Date:
05/08/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK)
Classified Date:
01/07/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
11/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
11/03/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary

  • Classified date

    11/06/2003

  • BBFC reference

    CVF005782

  • Language

    English

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Psycho

With the BFI celebration of ‘The Genius of Hitchcock’ continuing through a variety of screenings and events until October, and Vertigo topping their critics’ poll of ‘The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time’, today we publish the cuts list for a Hitchcock film that put many folks off taking a shower; Psycho.