Spellbound

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

Dec 28 1945 Approved 1h 51m
Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

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.

Plot

Dr. Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) is a psychiatrist at Green Manors mental asylum. The head of Green Manors has just been replaced, with his replacement being the renowned Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck). Romance blossoms between Dr. Petersen and Dr. Edwards, but Dr. Edwards starts to show odd aversions and personality traits...

Written by

Ben Hecht, John Palmer, Hilary St George Saunders

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Selznick International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total

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7.5 out of 10
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78
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