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Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) | Catholic Film Database

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Freud: The Secret Passion(1962)

3.5

"Alone he fought against his own dark passions..."

2h 20m•Drama

Freud: The Secret Passion

Videos• 9 Videos

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USCCB/OSV RatingLimited Adult Audience

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Freud: The Secret Passion

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USCCB/OSV RatingLimited Adult Audience

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TMDb Rating6.6/1078 votes

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

Stars Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks

Drama

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Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Sigmund Freud

Susannah York

Susannah York

Cecily Koertner

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

Dr. Joseph Breuer

Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

Martha Freud

Eileen Herlie

Eileen Herlie

Frau Ida Koertner

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Dr. Charcot

David McCallum

David McCallum

Carl von Schlossen

Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley

Frau Amalia Freud

David Kossoff

David Kossoff

Jacob Freud

Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

Herr Jacob Koertner

Alexander Mango

Babinsky

Leonard Sachs

Leonard Sachs

Brouhardier

Technical Details

Release Date

Dec 12, 1962

Original Language

en

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Videos

• 9 Videos

Freud (1962) Original Trailer [FHD]

Freud (1962) Original Trailer [FHD]

The Shaft (Air Shaft Edit From "Alien") - Jerry Goldsmith

The Shaft (Air Shaft Edit From "Alien") - Jerry Goldsmith

Freud

Freud

Desperate Case

Desperate Case

Howard Rodman on FREUD: THE SECRET PASSION

Howard Rodman on FREUD: THE SECRET PASSION

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 4/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 4/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 5/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 5/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 2/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 2/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 1/5

Jerry Goldsmith - Freud - Soundtrack Music Suite 1/5

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Keywords

psychoanalysis

hypnosis

biography

historical figure

vienna, austria

dream interpretation

psychiatry

dream sequence

dream logic

repressed memory

oedipus complex

suppressed memory

hypnotherapy

professional reputation

subconscious

mother son relationship

father daughter relationship

repressed trauma

childhood memory

child sexuality

mental break

psychiatric community

shunned by your peers

sigmund freud

carl gustav jung

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