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Spellbound is also a tale of suspense, and Hitchcock embellishes it with characteristically brilliant twists, like the infinite variety of parallel lines which etch their way through Peck's mind. Read More
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George Barnes Cinematography. Miklós Rózsa Music. When the new head of a mental institution is revealed to be an imposter, he confesses that he may also be responsible for murder. Convinced of his innocence, a psychoanalyst helps to uncover the cause of his amnesia.
Spellbound was released theatrically in New York City on Halloween 1945, after which its U.S. release expanded on December 28, 1945. The film received favorable reviews from critics and was a major box-office success, grossing $6.4 million in the United States, and breaking ticket sales records in London.
Producer David O. Selznick wanted it to be based on his personal experiences, and brought his psychotherapist in on the set to be a technical advisor. When she disputed with the director on the workings of therapy, Hitchcock responded, "My dear, it's only a movie." After the producer saw the rushes on September 27, 1944, he asked William ...
By Sven Mikulec. One of the thematically unique works of Alfred Hitchcock was definitely the 1945 giant crowd-pleaser called Spellbound, featuring the unlikely romance of Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. The story of a psychiatrist eager to prove the innocence of a man suspected of murder by using psychoanalysisfound its way to the audience ...
Other articles where Spellbound is discussed: Alfred Hitchcock: The Hollywood years: Rebecca to Dial M for Murder: …returned to Hollywood to make Spellbound (1945). A psychological (and psychiatric) mystery adapted by Ben Hecht from a Francis Beeding novel, it starred Ingrid Bergman as an analyst who finds herself falling in love with the new director of the asylum (Gregory Peck), whom she ...
