Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
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Filmed in Germany by American director John Huston, Freud is a sincerely felt but overly simplistic biopic of the pioneering psychotherapist. The brooding, introspective Montgomery Clift was a curious choice for the role of Sigmund Freud; at times he looks more off the beam than some of his patients… More Filmed in Germany by American director John Huston, Freud is a sincerely felt but overly simplistic biopic of the pioneering psychotherapist. The brooding, introspective Montgomery Clift was a curious choice for the role of Sigmund Freud; at times he looks more off the beam than some of his patients (his comic-opera Viennese accent doesn't add to the credibility). The screenplay takes the shape of a detective mystery, attempting to link various crises in Freud's private and professional life with his theoretical conclusions, most often doing so within well-staged dream sequences. Less successful are the scenes with the poor unfortunates who come to Freud for help, notably an embarrassing sequence with a young man suffering from an Oedipus complex. Freud was at one point supposed to have been scripted by existentialist playwright Jean-Paul Sartre, who gave up after he realized that the subject would require a four- or five-hour film at the very least. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Huston
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 12, 1962 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A sincere and competent biopic on the early years of Dr. Sigmund Freud.
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Cast
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Montgomery Clift
as Sigmund Freud
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Susannah York
as Cecily Koertner
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Larry Parks
as Dr. Joseph Breuer
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Susan Kohner
as Martha Freud
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Eileen Herlie
as Frau Ida Koertner
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Eric Portman
as Dr. Theodore Meynert
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Fernand Ledoux
as Professor Charcot
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David McCallum
as Carl von Schlosser
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Rosalie Crutchley
as Frau Freud
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David Kossoff
as Jacob Freud
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Joseph Fürst
as Jacob Koertner
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Leonard Sachs
as Brouhardier
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Wilkie
- Anita Gutwell
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Alec Mango
as Babinsky
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Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
as Frau Bernays
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Maria Perschy
as Magda
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Moira Redmond
as Nora Wimmer
- Charles Regnier
- Stefan Schnabel
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John Huston
as Narrator
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Victor Beaumont
as Dr. Gruber
