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Spellbound

7.4

MovieDrama, Crime19451h 51m

This is love! Complete...reckless...violent!

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.

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When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Ben Hecht, Angus MacPhail
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Released
October 31, 1945
Runtime
1h 51m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Studios
Selznick International Pictures, Vanguard Films
Budget
$1,500,000
Box office
$7,000,000
  • Ingrid BergmanDr. Constance Petersen
  • Gregory PeckJohn Ballantine
  • Michael ChekhovDr. Alexander Brulov
  • Leo G. CarrollDr. Murchison
  • Rhonda FlemingMary Carmichael
  • John EmeryDr. Fleurot
  • Norman LloydMr. Garmes
  • Bill GoodwinHouse Detective
  • Steven GerayDr. Graff
  • Donald CurtisHarry
  • Wallace FordStranger in Hotel Lobby
  • Art BakerDet. Lt. Cooley
  • Regis ToomeyDet. Sgt. Gillespie
  • Paul HarveyDr. Hanish
  • Jean AckerMatron (uncredited)
  • Irving BaconRailway Gateman (uncredited)
  • RRichard BartellTicket Taker (uncredited)
  • HHarry BrownGateman (uncredited)
  • JJoel DavisJohn Ballantine as a Boy (uncredited)
  • Jacqueline deWitNurse (uncredited)
  • barrymost★ 8September 8, 2019

    This intriguing little crime/thriller from the great Alfred Hitchcock isn't half bad. It's a more unusual Hitch effort, but the story has plenty of twists and turns to keep interest. Ingrid plays a kindhearted psychologist who falls in love with the new doctor at the asylum where she's working, but he may not be all that he seems. I'm sorry, Ms. Bergman; it looks like you've fallen in love with a psycho.

  • CinemaSerf★ 7July 1, 2022
    When Leo G. Carroll ("Dr. Murchison") steps down as director of the "Green Manors" - a centre for psychoanalysis, he is replaced by Gregory Peck ("Dr. Edwardes") who immediately attracts the attention - romantic and professional - of Ingrid Bergman ("Dr. Petersen") who quickly discovers that he has quite a secret. Together they must work speedily to unravel a mystery of memory and murder before the authorities come t…Read more

    When Leo G. Carroll ("Dr. Murchison") steps down as director of the "Green Manors" - a centre for psychoanalysis, he is replaced by Gregory Peck ("Dr. Edwardes") who immediately attracts the attention - romantic and professional - of Ingrid Bergman ("Dr. Petersen") who quickly discovers that he has quite a secret. Together they must work speedily to unravel a mystery of memory and murder before the authorities come to their own conclusions. This isn't my favourite Hitchcock thriller - Peck hasn't quite got the charisma or intensity the part required and though Bergman is beautiful; she is still just a little too stilted, unnatural even. The plot, however is complex and intriguing dealing with a traditional crime-noir subject in a far more cerebral manner. Miklós Rósza's Oscar winning score adds much of the menace to this and the pace smoulders nicely to a suitably thoughtful conclusion. I know Peck was David O. Selznick's golden boy at this point, but I cannot help but think he let's the thing down a bit; perhaps Hitch should have cast a more characterful lead? Great stuff, nonetheless though - certainly worth a watch.

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