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Spellbound

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Spellbound (1945)

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Reviews Counted: 30 Fresh: 26  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Synopsis:
Drawing on psychoanalysis to frame a transcendent love story, Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND is a mind-bending study of just how far people might go to escape trauma or to pursue passion. Gregory Peck is introduced as Dr. Edwardes, the newly arrived director of a mental asylum. However, when... [More]
Drawing on psychoanalysis to frame a transcendent love story, Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND is a mind-bending study of just how far people might go to escape trauma or to pursue passion. Gregory Peck is introduced as Dr. Edwardes, the newly arrived director of a mental asylum. However, when Edwardes starts displaying strange behavior in a meeting with the staff, Dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman) begins to suspect that all is not right with him. Edwardes proves to actually be John Ballantine, a patient suffering from amnesia--and a consuming dread in relation to the missing Dr. Edwardes. As suspicion of murder falls over Ballantine, the icy Peterson finds herself growing more and more emotionally attached to him and more and more convinced that curing his amnesia is the key to proving his innocence. Retreating to an upstate residence, Peterson enlists the help of leading psychoanalyst Dr. Brulov (Michael Chekhov). Pursuing the truth of the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Edwardes leads deep into the tangled mindscape of Ballantine and proves that danger is very close indeed. To illustrate the psychological journey Ballantine undergoes, the film includes a captivating dream sequence designed by the legendary surrealist painter Salvador Dali. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Leo G. Carroll, Michael Chekhov, Rhonda Fleming

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: David O. Selznick
Composer: Miklos Rozsa

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 24, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Additional Release Material:

  • Additional Music - 1. Theater Entrance Cues
  • 2. Theater Exit Cues
  • Audio Commentary - 1. Marian Keane - Scholar
  • Radio Adaptation - 1. 1948 LUX RADIO THEATRE Broadcast Featuring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli
  • Interview - 1. Miklos Rozsa - Composer (1973)
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Text/Galleries:

  • Essays - 1. James Bigwood on Salvador Dali Dream Sequence
  • 2. Lesley Brill - Scholar
  • 3. Leonard Leff - Scholar
  • 4. Dan Auiler - Scholar
  • Photos/Stills - 1. Production Stills
  • 2. Posters
  • 3. Advertisements
  • 4. Publicity Material

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11/04/07 06:31 PM
Cole Smithey
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Uneven film, with fascinating dream images

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08/22/06 04:05 PM
Michael E. Grost
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08/24/05 08:01 PM
Jake Euker
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06/06/05 03:29 PM
Emanuel Levy
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One of the director’s most laughably dated films.

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05/04/05 09:10 PM
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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09/10/04 06:40 PM
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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08/24/04 05:31 PM
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com
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Severely dated but supremely entertaining psychological thriller

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07/09/04 10:39 AM
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Stylish psychodrama

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06/29/04 10:26 AM
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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06/10/04 08:57 PM
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
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Second-tier Hitchcock, notable mainly for Salvador Dali's hallucinogenic landscapes.

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05/02/04 11:36 AM
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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03/16/04 05:25 PM
Apollo Guide
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02/11/04 09:13 AM
Frank Swietek
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Mid-range Hitchcock thriller with standout dream sequence.

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12/10/03 12:17 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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10/22/03 11:28 PM
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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For fans of Hitchcock, it will be obvious that this isn’t one of his best, but, as always, the atmosphere of suspense and mystery that he creates makes the film worth seeing.

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07/23/03 07:24 PM
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide
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05/23/03 10:06 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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05/04/03 08:16 AM
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Not one of Hitch's best, but as usual it contains many brilliant moments, not least of all Salvador Dali's dream sequence.

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03/02/03 01:48 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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01/30/03 02:21 PM
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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