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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.
7 January 1898, New York City, New York, USA
6 March 1891, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
6 July 1888, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
20 October 1902, Zanesville, Ohio, USA
8 January 1888, County Meath, Ireland
13 August 1899, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
6 September 1893, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
26 September 1912, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 August 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 22, 1891 in New York City, New York, USA
June 29, 2004
Stylish psychodrama
February 06, 2012
Made in an age when master shots often became a standard scene style, Hitchcock shows some real thought behind his composition.
January 01, 2000
Not to be speechless about it, David O. Selznick has a rare film in Spellbound.
August 22, 2006
Uneven film, with fascinating dream images.
February 28, 2012
I don't agree with her much, but Pauline Kael was right about this one.
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.
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.
May 04, 2005
One of the director's most laughably dated films.
February 16, 2012
It may not be first-rank Hitchcock, but even second-tier Hitchcock is better than what most other directors produce.
July 09, 2004
Severely dated but supremely entertaining psychological thriller
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.
July 21, 2015
...a rare misfire within Hitch's otherwise solid body of work.
