Selznick International’s Spellbound
By September 23, 2002
In 1940 and 1941, David O. Selznick won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Picture. In 1942, unsurprisingly, he was depressed. His wife, Irene, persuaded Read more »
- United States
- 1945
- 111 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- English
SYNOPSIS: 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.
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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 |
Disc Features
- Spectacular new digital transfer with film and sound restoration, including rare theater entrance and exit music cues by composer Miklos Rozsa
- Commentary by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
- “A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone,” an in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dalí-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood
- Excerpts from a 1973 audio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa
- Complete 1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli
- The Fishko Files: a WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin
- Essays by noted Hitchcock scholars Lesley Brill (The Hitchcock Romance) and Leonard Leff (Hitchcock and Selznick)
- Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos and documents chronicling the film’s production, from set photos to ads, posters, and publicity material
- Theatrical trailer
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired
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