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Title: Spellbound (1945)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ingrid Bergman | ... | Dr. Constance Petersen | |
| Gregory Peck | ... | John Ballantyne | |
| Michael Chekhov | ... | Dr. Alexander Brulov | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Dr. Murchison | |
| Rhonda Fleming | ... | Mary Carmichael | |
| John Emery | ... | Dr. Fleurot | |
| Norman Lloyd | ... | Mr. Garmes | |
| Bill Goodwin | ... | House Detective | |
| Steven Geray | ... | Dr. Graff | |
| Donald Curtis | ... | Harry | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Stranger in Hotel Lobby | |
| Art Baker | ... | Det. Lt. Cooley | |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Det. Sgt. Gillespie | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Dr. Hanish | |
Dr. Constance Petersen (Ingrid Bergman) is a psychiatrist at Green Manors mental asylum. The head of Green Manors has just been replaced, with his replacement being the renowned Dr. Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck). Romance blossoms between Dr. Petersen and Dr. Edwards, but Dr. Edwards starts to show odd aversions and personality traits... Written by grantss
"Spellbound" is a psychological thriller that tells the story of the new head of a mental asylum (Peck) who turns out to be an imposter. It's love at first sight for Constance (Bergman), a psychiatrist at the asylum, who falls for Anthony (Peck). However, his amnesia and dizzy spells reveal that he isn't the man he says he is, and he may have actually killed the man he's pretending to be.
As things begin to unravel and the situation becomes public knowledge, Anthony does a runner and Constance leaves the asylum to track him down. The pair reunites and Constance quests to prove the innocence of her new lover.
This movie has suspense written all over it. I'm a big fan of Hitchcock movies, especially the cinematography. I love it when the shot cuts to a new location or landscape - almost in complete silence. It gives a certain eerie 'what's going to happen here?' feel to it. Even in the opening titles with the bare tree branches rattling in the wind - you know you're in for a real treat with that spooky music.
At times Peck's character does come across a bit of wimp during his funny 'spells' where he flashes back to a time when he THINKS he may have committed a crime. You want him to pull himself together and snap out of it, yet, it's part of the plot so all is forgiven.
When all the signs point to guilt Constance, in what we can only assume is her own delusion and blindness, refuses to believe that Anthony could ever do something so heinous. Her scepticism rings true towards the end when her psychiatric training comes in handy and we discover what really happened. She calls on the expertise of her former mentor, played by Michael Chekhov, who plays the part of the probing, and rather peculiar, psychoanalyst well.
Bergman and Peck make a terrific pairing. The love their characters have for each other is so convincing, you pray (and hope) that Anthony is innocent and it's all a misunderstanding. Bergman portrays Constance's desperation so well - she is desperate to prove Anthony is a good man despite his multiple admissions of guilt.