#136: HITCHCOCK, Alfred: Spellbound (1945)
HITCHCOCK, Alfred (United States)
Alfred Hitchcock was 46 when he directed Spellbound.
Screenplay by Ben Hecht.
Suggested by the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes by Francis Beeding.
Other Hitchcock films in the Collection:
#885: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
#643: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
#56: The 39 Steps (1935)
#3: The Lady Vanishes (1938)
#135: Rebeccca (1940)
#696: Foreign Correspondent (1945)
#137: Notorious (1946)
The Extras
The Booklet
Sixteen-page booklet featuring an essay by Leonard Leff and Lesley Brill.
Commentary
By Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane.
A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone
Spellbound [1945]
Spine #136
DVD
OOP
DVD
OOP
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 falling 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 Míklos Rozsa, and a captivating dream sequence by Surrealist icon Salvador Dali.
111 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2002
Director/Writers
Alfred Hitchcock was 46 when he directed Spellbound.
Screenplay by Ben Hecht.
Suggested by the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes by Francis Beeding.
Other Hitchcock films in the Collection:
#885: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
#643: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
#56: The 39 Steps (1935)
#3: The Lady Vanishes (1938)
#135: Rebeccca (1940)
#696: Foreign Correspondent (1945)
#137: Notorious (1946)
The Film
The Extras
The Booklet
Sixteen-page booklet featuring an essay by Leonard Leff and Lesley Brill.
Commentary
By Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane.
A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone
An in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood.
Excerpts
Excerpts
From a 1973 audio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa.
Complete
Complete
1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli.
The Fishko Files
The Fishko Files
A WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin.
Hundreds
Hundreds
Of behind-the-scenes photos and documents chronicling the film’s production, including set photos, ads, posters, and publicity material.
Theatrical trailer
Theatrical trailer
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