Spellbound [videorecording] / a Selznick International picture ; produced by David O. Selznick ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; released by United Artists.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945. "Suggested by Francis Beedings' novel: The house of Dr. Edwardes." Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio). Special features: Commentary by Hitchcock scholar, marian Keane; illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence, A Nightmare ordered by telephone; excerpts from 1973 audio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa; complete 1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation starring Joseph Cotton and Alida Valli; The Fishko files, a WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin; essays by noted Hitchcock scholars; behind-the-scenes photos and documents; theatrical trailer. Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming, John Emery, Norman Lloyd.
Summary:
The famous Dr. Edwardes takes over as head of the Green Manors Mental Asylum and finds himself attracted to Dr. Constance Petersen, but she soon realizes he is a paranoid amnesiac imposter and tries to cure him while finding out what happened to the real Dr. Edwardes.
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