The 1960 Hitchcock film 'PSYCHO' is a psychological horror-thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and Vera Miles and follows the story of a secretary who steals money from her employer and goes on the run, only to end up at the Bates Motel, owned by an unstable young man and his mother. The film was a critical and commercial success, and is now considered one of Hitchcock's best films.