Dr. Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) is a psychiatrist with a firm understanding of human nature—or so she thinks. When the mysterious Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) becomes the new chief of staff at her institution, the bookish and detached Constance plummets into a whirlwind of tangled identities and feverish psychoanalysis, where the greatest risk is to fall in love. A transcendent love story replete with taut excitement and startling imagery, Spellbound is classic Hitchcock, featuring stunning performances, an Academy Award®-winning score by Miklos Rozsa, and a captivating dream sequence by Surrealist icon Salvador Dalí.
Cast
| Dr. Constance Petersen | Ingrid Bergman |
| J.B. | Gregory Peck |
| Dr. Alex Brulov | Michael Chekhov |
| Dr. Murchison | Leo G. Carroll |
| Mary Carmichael | Rhonda Fleming |
| Dr. Fleurot | John Emery |
| Mr. Garmes | Norman Lloyd |
| Detective | Bill Goodwin |
Credits
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer | David O. Selznick |
| Screenplay | Ben Hecht |
| Suggested by the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes by | Francis Beeding |
| Adaptation by | Angus MacPhail |
| Dream sequence based on designs by | Salvador Dalí |
| Psychiatric advisor | May E. Romm |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa |
| Art director | James Basevi |
| Associate art director | John Ewing |
| Editing | Hal C. Kern |
| Associate film editor | William H. Ziegler |
| Production assistant | Barbara Keon |
| Special effects | Jack Cosgrove |
| Interior decoration by | Emile Kurl |
| Assistant director | Lowell J. Farrell |
| Recordist | Richard Deweese |
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