Freud: The Secret Passion

"Alone he fought against his own dark passions..."

1962 2h 20m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 83

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Synopsis

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An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

“Alone he fought against his own dark passions...”

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Cast

Montgomery Clift
Sigmund Freud
Susannah York
Cecily Koertner
Larry Parks
Dr. Joseph Breuer
Susan Kohner
Martha Freud
Eileen Herlie
Frau Ida Koertner
Fernand Ledoux
Dr. Charcot
David McCallum
Carl von Schlossen
Rosalie Crutchley
Frau Amalia Freud

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Huston
Writers: Wolfgang Reinhardt, Jean-Paul Sartre, Charles Kaufman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Huston, shot by Douglas Slocombe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Montgomery Clift and Susannah York and Larry Parks carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Alone he fought against his own dark passions...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

John Huston directs. Douglas Slocombe behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Ralph Kemplen cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by John Huston, shot by Douglas Slocombe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ralph Kemplen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Montgomery Clift and Susannah York and Larry Parks carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Alone he fought against his own dark passions...".
7IMDB entry: tt0055998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 25 themes, including "psychoanalysis", "hypnosis", "biography", "historical figure".