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Spellbound

Movie · 1945 · 111 min

A stylish, dreamlike mystery that blends romance and psychological tension, drawing you into its puzzles and emotional stakes.

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1945 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Year
1945
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • guilt
  • love
  • memory
  • obsession
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, romance, mystery, thriller, psychological drama, psychological thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Ben Hecht, John Palmer, Angus MacPhail, Hilary Saint George Saunders
Starring
Alfred Hitchcock, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Rhonda Fleming, Jean Acker, Norman Lloyd, Leo G. Carroll
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
George Barnes
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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