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Spellbound is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1945. It tells the story of the new head of a mental asylum who turns out not to be what he claims. The film stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. It is an adaptation by Angus MacPhail and Ben Hecht of the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes (1927) by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer (writing as "Francis Beeding").
Cast * Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Peterson * Gregory Peck as Dr. Anthony Edwardes / John Ballantyne * Michael Chekhov as Dr. Alexander 'Alex' Brulov, a teacher of Dr. Peterson * Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Murchison, the head of Green Manors * John Emery as Dr. Fleurot * Steven Geray as Dr. Graff * Paul Harvey as Dr. Hanish * Donald Curtis as Harry, a staff of Green Manors * Rhonda Fleming as Mary Carmichael, a patient in Green Manors * Norman Lloyd as Mr. Garmes, a patient in Green Manors * Bill Goodwin as House detective of Empire State Hotel * Wallace Ford as Stranger in Empire State Hotel Lobby * Art Baker as Det. Lt. Cooley * Regis Toomey as Det. Sgt. Gillespie
Spellbound caused major contention between Alfred Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick. Hitchcock's contract with Selznick began in March 1939, but only resulted in three films, Rebecca (1940) and The Paradine Case (1947) being the other two (Notorious was sold to RKO in mid-production). Selznick wanted Hitchcock to make a movie based upon Selznick's own positive experience with psychoanalysis. Selznick even brought in his therapist, May Romm M.D., who was credited in the film as a technical adviser. Dr. Romm and Hitchcock clashed frequently.
Further contention was caused by the hiring of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí to conceive certain scenes of mental delusion. Hitchcock himself had very little to do with the actual filming of the dream sequence. Selznick thought that it was not Dalí's fault, for his work was much finer and much better for the purpose than he ever thought it would be, and although much of Dali's work was used, one dream sequence depicting Bergman turning into a statue of the Roman goddess Diana was cut. Ingrid Bergman is quoted in the Hitchcock biography The Dark Side of Genius (1983) by Donald Spoto that the Dalí sequence ran for almost 20 minutes before it was cut by Selznick. The cut footage apparently no longer exists, although some production stills have survived in the Selznick archives. Eventually Selznick hired William Cameron Menzies, who had worked on Gone with the Wind, to oversee the set designs and to direct the sequence.
The film boasts an orchestral score by Miklós Rózsa notable for its pioneering use of the theremin, performed by Dr. Samuel Hoffmann. Selznick originally wanted Bernard Herrmann but when Herrmann became unavailable, Rózsa was hired, winning the Academy Award for his score. Although Rózsa considered Spellbound to contain some of his best work, he said "Alfred Hitchcock didn't like the music - said it got in the way of his direction. I never saw him since."
Spellbound was filmed in black and white, except for one or two frames of bright red at the conclusion, when a gun is fired into the camera. This red detail was deleted in 16mm and video formats, but was restored for the film's DVD release and airings on Turner Classic Movies.
Hitchcock's cameo appearance is a signature occurrence in almost all of his films. In Spellbound, he can be seen coming out of an elevator at the Empire Hotel, carrying a violin case and smoking a cigarette, about 37 minutes into the film. The trailer for Spellbound′s original theatrical release in America made a great deal of fuss over this cameo, showing the footage twice and even freeze-framing Hitchcock's brief appearance while a breathless narrator informs us that this ordinary-looking man is the film's director.
After its release, it broke every record in London, breaking records in both famous theaters, Pavilion and Tivoli Strand, for a single day, week, month, holiday and Sundays.
Although Spellbound was a critical and box office success in its day, François Truffaut, in his series of interviews with Hitchcock, said that he was disappointed in the film despite being fascinated by the legendary dream sequence and the "doors-within-doors" kissing scene between Bergman and Peck. Hitchcock himself dismissed it later on as "Well, it's just another manhunt story wrapped in pseudo-psychology."
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Alfred Hitchcock - Spellbound (1945) - Part 1by kitty3y6,052 views
I had to watch this movie for film class. It is really good. Very romantic.
carebear1984 5 months ago
The way those strings kick at 0.45 makes Miklos Rozsa one of the greatest composers from the film noir era, grand!
ArdenGalaxe 8 months ago 2
Maraqlı filmdir. Ən əsası rejissoru Hiçkok, prodüseri Selznik, aktyorları Pek və Berqman olan film pis ola bilməz
BABEKTAGIZADE 11 months ago
Que dupla, só mesmo uma época de ouro, do cinema, poderia juntar, a linda Ingrid Bergman e um talento como Gregory Peck, em um clássico de Hitchcock. Hoje alguém teria que mostrar a bunda para chamar a atenção.
TheMarcio2014 1 year ago