| Freud: The Secret Passion | |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Screenplay by | Charles Kaufman Wolfgang Reinhardt Jean-Paul Sartre (uncredited) |
| Story by | Charles Kaufman |
| Produced by | Wolfgang Reinhardt |
| Starring | Montgomery Clift Susannah York Larry Parks Susan Kohner Eileen Herlie Eric Portman |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith Henk Badings (electronic music sequence) |
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| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.