Main Cast: Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks, Susan Kohner, Eileen Herlie, Eric Portman
Release Year: 1962
Country: US
Run Time: 140 minutes
Plot
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, All Movie Guide
Stephen B. Grimes - Art Director, Doris Langley Moore - Costume Designer, Ray Gosnell, Jr. - First Assistant Director, John Huston - Director, Ralph Kemplen - Editor, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), Joseph E. Gershenson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert J. Schiffer - Makeup, Raimund Stangle - Makeup, Desmond Davis - Camera Operator, Douglas Slocombe - Cinematographer, C.O. Erickson - Production Manager, Wolfgang Reinhardt - Producer, Basil Fenton-Smith - Sound/Sound Designer, Charles S. Kaufman - Screenwriter, Wolfgang Reinhardt - Screenwriter, Jean-Paul Sartre - Short Story Author
