Spellbound
US (1945): Thriller/Film-Noir/Myster/Romance/Drama
Alfred Hitchcock takes on Sigmund Freud in this thriller in which psychologist Ingrid Bergman tries to solve a murder by unlocking the clues hidden in the mind of amnesiac suspect Gregory Peck. Among the highlights is a bizarre dream sequence seemingly designed by Salvador Dali -- complete with huge eyeballs and pointy scissors. Although the film is in black and white, the original release contained one subliminal blood-red frame, appearing when a gun pointed directly at the camera goes off. Spellbound is one of Hitchcock's strangest and most atmospheric films, providing the director with plenty of opportunities to explore what he called "pure cinema" -- i.e., the power of pure visual associations. Miklós Rózsa's haunting score (which features a creepy theremin) won an Oscar. (Amazon.com)
6 nominations, 1 Award
· Music Scoring Awards (Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: Miklós Rózsa
· Best Picture 1945: David O. Selznick, producer (UA)
· Supporting Actor 1945: Michael Chekhov
· Directing 1945: Alfred Hitchcock
· Cinematography (Black and White) 1945: George Barnes
· Special Effects 1945: Jack Cosgrove - Photographic, No Credit Listed for Sound