Spellbound (1945 film)

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Spellbound (1945 film) is a 1945 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its exploration of psychoanalysis and its distinctive dream sequence designed by Salvador Dalí.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
psychological thriller film
artDirectionBy James Basevi
John Ewing
award Academy Award for Best Original Score
basedOn The House of Dr. Edwardes
novel by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Constance Petersen
John Ballantyne
cinematographyBy George Barnes
composer Miklós Rózsa
costumeDesignBy Irene
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred Hitchcock
distributedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor United Artists
editedBy Hal C. Kern
genre film noir
mystery film
psychological thriller
hasFilmLocation California, United States
surface form: California

Vermont
mainSubject psychoanalysis
musicFeature use of theremin in the score
narrativeFocus amnesia
dream analysis
guilt
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
surface form: Academy Award for Best Special Effects

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableFeature dream sequence designed by Salvador Dalí
originalLanguage English
partOf Alfred Hitchcock
surface form: Alfred Hitchcock filmography
productionCompany Selznick International Pictures
releaseDate 1945-10-31
releaseYear 1945
runtime 111 minutes
screenwriter Angus MacPhail
Ben Hecht
setIn psychiatric hospital
stars Gregory Peck
Ingrid Bergman
Leo G. Carroll
Michael Chekhov
title Spellbound

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Subject: Spellbound (1945 film)
Description of subject: Spellbound (1945 film) is a 1945 psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its exploration of psychoanalysis and its distinctive dream sequence designed by Salvador Dalí.

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Gregory Peck notableWork Spellbound (1945 film)
Eldred notableWork Spellbound (1945 film)
subject surface form: Eldred Gregory Peck
John Ewing workedOn Spellbound (1945 film)
John Ewing notableWork Spellbound (1945 film)
John Ballantyne appearsIn Spellbound (1945 film)
this entity surface form: 1945 film Spellbound
John Ballantyne partOf Spellbound (1945 film)
Dr. Constance Petersen characterIn Spellbound (1945 film)
this entity surface form: 1945 film Spellbound
Dr. Constance Petersen fictionalUniverse Spellbound (1945 film)
this entity surface form: Spellbound (1945 film universe)
Alfred Hitchcock filmography hasPart Spellbound (1945 film)