Spellbound (1945)
Spellbound is a 1945 thriller movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with a running time of 1h 51m. It stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck and Leo G. Carroll.
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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What is Spellbound about?
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.
When was Spellbound released?
Spellbound was released on 8 November 1945.
How long is Spellbound?
Spellbound runs 1h 51m.
Who made Spellbound?
Spellbound was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Petersen
- Gregory Peck as John Ballantine
- Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Murchison
- Michael Chekhov as Dr. Alexander Brulov
- John Emery as Dr. Fleurot
- Steven Geray as Dr. Graff
- Paul Harvey as Dr. Hanish
- Erskine Sanford as Dr. Galt (uncredited)
- Norman Lloyd as Mr. Garmes
- Donald Curtis as Harry
- Rhonda Fleming as Mary Carmichael
- Bill Goodwin as House detective
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