Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Written byCharles Kaufman
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Jean-Paul Sartre (uncredited)
Story byCharles Kaufman
Produced byWolfgang Reinhardt
StarringMontgomery Clift
Susannah York
Larry Parks
Susan Kohner
Eileen Herlie
Eric Portman
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byRalph Kemplen
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Henk Badings (electronic music sequence)
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal-International
Release date
  • December 12, 1962 (1962-12-12)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freud: The Secret Passion, or simply Freud, is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Wolfgang Reinhardt. Based on the life of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, it stars Montgomery Clift as Freud and Susannah York as his patient Cecily Koertner. Other cast members include Larry Parks, Susan Kohner, Eileen Herlie, Eric Portman, and David McCallum. The screenplay was by Charles Kaufman and Reinhardt, with some elements from a script by Jean-Paul Sartre, who withdrew his name from the film.[1]

The film was theatrically released in the United States by Universal-International on December 12, 1962, and was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the competition section at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for York.

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