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78/52

"78 shots & 52 cuts that changed cinema forever"

7.3(133 votes)
2017
1h 31m
Documentary

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.

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Production

Companies:
Sensorshot Productions
Exhibit A Pictures
Screen Division

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

Reviews

Simon Foster

9/10

"78/52 peels back and peers deeply into half-a-century of cinephile adoration for Hitchcock’s groundbreaking take on Oedipal psychosis..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/3/27/7852.html

3/26/2017

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