Spellbound (1945)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $7,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.321 |
Directed By
Alfred Hitchcock
Crew
Alfred Hitchcock
Ben Hecht
David O. Selznick
Miklós Rózsa
James Basevi
George Barnes
John Palmer
Fred Ahern
Richard Johnston
Lowell J. Farrell
Charles Barton
John Ewing
Emile Kuri
Richard DeWeese
Arthur Johns
Jack Cosgrove
Angus MacPhail
Salvador Dalí
Clarence Slifer
TOP CAST
Ingrid Bergman
Dr. Constance Petersen
Gregory Peck
John Ballantine
Leo G. Carroll
Dr. Murchison
Michael Chekhov
Dr. Alexander Brulov
John Emery
Dr. Fleurot
Steven Geray
Dr. Graff
Paul Harvey
Dr. Hanish
Erskine Sanford
Dr. Galt (uncredited)
Norman Lloyd
Mr. Garmes
Donald Curtis
Harry
Rhonda Fleming
Mary Carmichael
Bill Goodwin
House detective
Art Baker
Det. Lt. Cooley
Regis Toomey
Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Wallace Ford
Hotel masher
Jean Acker
Matron (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Railway Gateman (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Gateman (uncredited)
Joel Davis
John Ballantine as a Boy (uncredited)
Jacqueline deWit
Nurse (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Dr. Anthony Edwardes (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
John Ballantine's Brother (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Sheriff (uncredited)
George Meader
Hallett - Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
Matt Moore
Policeman at Train Station (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Dr. Brulov's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Police Captain (uncredited)
Janet Scott
Norma Cramer (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Secretary at Police Station (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Bellboy (uncredited)
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