Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion

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1962
2h 20m
6.5(74 votes)
Drama

Overview

An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

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Production Companies

Bavaria Film
Universal International Pictures

Videos & Trailers

9 videos

Cast & Crew

25 members
Acting

Montgomery Clift

Sigmund Freud

Montgomery Clift
Acting

Susannah York

Cecily Koertner

Susannah York
Acting

Larry Parks

Dr. Joseph Breuer

Larry Parks
Acting

Susan Kohner

Martha Freud

Susan Kohner
Acting

Eileen Herlie

Frau Ida Koertner

Eileen Herlie
Acting

Fernand Ledoux

Dr. Charcot

Fernand Ledoux
Acting

David McCallum

Carl von Schlossen

David McCallum
Acting

Rosalie Crutchley

Frau Amalia Freud

Rosalie Crutchley
Acting

David Kossoff

Jacob Freud

David Kossoff
Acting

Joseph Fürst

Herr Jacob Koertner

Joseph Fürst
Acting

Alexander Mango

Babinsky

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Acting

Leonard Sachs

Brouhardier

Leonard Sachs
Acting

Eric Portman

Dr. Theodore Meynert

Eric Portman
Directing

John Huston

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

John Huston
Acting

Ol Abdou

(uncredited)

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Acting

Manfred Andrae

Student Doctor (uncredited)

Manfred Andrae
Acting

Victor Beaumont

Dr. Guber (uncredited)

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Acting

Allan Cuthbertson

Wilkie (uncredited)

Allan Cuthbertson
Acting

Eduard Linkers

Dr. Torsch (uncredited)

Eduard Linkers
Acting

Ferdy Mayne

Questioner at Final Lecture (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne
Acting

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel

Frau Bernays (uncredited)

Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
Acting

Maria Perschy

Magda (uncredited)

Maria Perschy
Acting

Moira Redmond

Nora Wimmer (uncredited)

Moira Redmond
Acting

Charles Regnier

(uncredited)

Charles Regnier
Acting

Stefan Schnabel

Chairman of Medical Profession in Vienna (uncredited)

Stefan Schnabel

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