Spellbound
“This is love! Complete...reckless...violent!”
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.
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Cast
32 people
Ingrid Bergman
Dr. Constance Petersen
Known for
Casablanca
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Gregory Peck
John Ballantine
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To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Michael Chekhov
Dr. Alexander Brulov
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The Man from the Restaurant
Specter of the Rose
Leo G. Carroll
Dr. Murchison
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North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
Rhonda Fleming
Mary Carmichael
Known for
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Out of the Past
John Emery
Dr. Fleurot
Known for
Rocketship X-M
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Norman Lloyd
Mr. Garmes
Known for
Dead Poets Society
St. Elsewhere
Bill Goodwin
House Detective
Also in
It's a Great Feeling
Bathing Beauty
Steven Geray
Dr. Graff
Known for
Gilda
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Donald Curtis
Harry
Known for
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Wallace Ford
Stranger in Hotel Lobby
Known for
Freaks
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Art Baker
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Known for
Impact
Daisy Kenyon
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Ben Hecht Screenplay Angus MacPhail Screenplay
Worldwide gross $7M · Budget $1.5M · United States release October 31, 1945
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Selznick International Pictures
Production
Vanguard Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
The House of Dr. Edwardes
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 31, 1945
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
November 8, 1945 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
November 22, 1945 · Theatrical · Cincinnati, Ohio & San Francisco, California
December 28, 1945 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
September 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo, CineSesc (Mostra "Amor ao Cinema")
Denmark
October 15, 1951 · Theatrical
June 21, 1954 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
April 20, 1951 · Theatrical
France
March 19, 1948 · Theatrical
March 11, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 25, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 25, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 29, 1952 · Theatrical · West Germany
February 21, 1981 · TV · East Germany
October 25, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 25, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
January 12, 1948 · Theatrical
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
September 1, 1947 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 23, 1948 · Theatrical
November 4, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Japan
November 23, 1951 · Theatrical
May 28, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
April 4, 1947 · Theatrical
March 4, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 7, 1946 · Theatrical
January 11, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 7, 1978 · Theatrical · Porto (Re-release)
May 27, 1983 · Theatrical · Lisbon (Re-release)
November 27, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Cineclube do Norte
March 22, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema
South Korea
November 22, 2002 · Physical
Spain
September 26, 1946 · Theatrical · Barcelona
Sweden
April 15, 1946 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 19, 1946 · Theatrical · London
July 31, 1946 · Theatrical
December 8, 2008 · Limited theatrical
January 30, 2024 · Theatrical · London
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