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Spellbound
1945 1h 51m Alfred Hitchcock

Spellbound

★ 7.5 IMDb
Mystery & Thriller Romance Drama Made in Europe
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
Production DesignerJames Basevi

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On Alfred Hitchcock
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated Academy Award for Best Special Effects
Nominated Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Nominated Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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