Spellbound
The film tells the story of Dr. Murchison, the new head of the Green Manors mental asylum who turns out not to be what he claims. He is in fact a paranoid amnesiac impostor, who may also be a killer.
8 November 1914, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
August 24, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 November 1904, Ungvár, Austria-Hungary [now Uzhhorod, Ukraine]
13 August 1899, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
29 August 1891, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
12 February 1898, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
10 August 1923, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
September 22, 1891 in New York City, New York, USA
5 April 1916, La Jolla [now in San Diego], California, USA
20 May 1905, New York City, New York, USA
13 August 1898, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
8 January 1888, County Meath, Ireland
February 13, 2009
It has a lot of great stuff, not least of which is the odd dream sequence, designed by none other than Salvador Dali.
June 06, 2005
One of Hollywood's most explicit films about psychoanalysis, Spellbound takes a dubious and contrived approach to the subject, but the stars (Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck)shine and their love story is enjoyable.
February 28, 2012
I don't agree with her much, but Pauline Kael was right about this one.
July 09, 2004
Severely dated but supremely entertaining psychological thriller
February 06, 2012
Made in an age when master shots often became a standard scene style, Hitchcock shows some real thought behind his composition.
July 21, 2015
...a rare misfire within Hitch's otherwise solid body of work.
January 25, 2012
A commercial and critical hit in its day, this Best Picture Oscar nominee has seen its standing slip in the ensuing decades, as it's never mentioned on any list of Alfred Hitchcock's best works. That's a shame.
February 16, 2012
It may not be first-rank Hitchcock, but even second-tier Hitchcock is better than what most other directors produce.
August 22, 2006
Uneven film, with fascinating dream images.
June 29, 2004
Stylish psychodrama
January 01, 2000
Not to be speechless about it, David O. Selznick has a rare film in Spellbound.
May 04, 2005
One of the director's most laughably dated films.
