Freud
1962 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 6.6 · 73% critics
The film explores the Austrian psychologist’s career as he takes on patients diagnosed with hysteria. It focuses on his bold approach using hypnosis to guide treatment and understand what’s happening.
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Details
- Original title
- Freud: The Secret Passion
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-12-12
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (78 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to character-driven historical dramas about psychology and early treatment methods, you may enjoy Freud; Not for you if you want modern, light entertainment like Moulin Rouge or The Night of the Iguana.
Pros: bold subject matter; engaging period detail; strong central focus | Cons: dated pacing; limited plot variety; heavy psychological themes
Themes
- psychoanalysis
- hypnosis
- biography
- historical figure
- vienna, austria
- dream interpretation
- psychiatry
- dream sequence
- dream logic
- repressed memory
- oedipus complex
- suppressed memory
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1963 · nominated
Cast & crew
Montgomery Clift
as Sigmund Freud
Susannah York
as Cecily Koertner
Larry Parks
as Dr. Joseph Breuer
Susan Kohner
as Martha Freud
Eileen Herlie
as Frau Ida Koertner
Fernand Ledoux
as Dr. Charcot
David McCallum
as Carl von Schlossen
Rosalie Crutchley
as Frau Amalia Freud
David Kossoff
as Jacob Freud
Joseph Fürst
as Herr Jacob Koertner
Directed by John Huston