SPELLBOUND
Genre
Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Romance and Thriller
Running time
118 minutes
Year
1945
Language
English
Subtitle
Arabic
Country
United States of America (USA)
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Bio
Producer
Cast
Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Micheal Chekov
Scriptwriter
Ben Hecht, John Palmer, Hilary St George Saunders
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic melodrama Spellbound was driven by producer David O’Selznick’s fascination with psychiatry, and he brought his own analyst to the shoot as on-set advisor. Another rare element to Spellbound is Hitchcock’s collaboration with Salvador Dalí on a dream sequence, most of which ended up on the cutting room floor. Dr Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) has been recently installed as head of the Green Manors Mental Asylum, but his colleague Dr Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) realises something isn’t right, fearing he may be a paranoid imposter. The Red Sea Film Festival is delighted to present this 2023 restoration by Walt Disney Studios in association with The Film Foundation, with the participation of the Academy Film Archive. Special thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
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