Who is Sigmund Freud in Freud?

Montgomery Clift plays Sigmund Freud in the film.

John Huston's biopic of Sigmund Freud (Montgomery Clift) follows the progress of the father of psychoanalytical psychiatry as he develops the notion that neurosis stems from sexual repression. By treating patients with various issues, including a woman haunted by recurring dreams (Susannah York) and a man with an Oedipus complex (David McCallum), Freud experiences epiphanies that lead to the birth of modern analysis, despite the scorn his theories initially receive from his colleagues.

Freud

Name: Freud
Duration: 140
Rating: 70

NR 2 hr 20 min

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How long is Freud?: Freud is 2 hr 20 min long.

Who directed Freud?: John Huston

Who is Sigmund Freud in Freud?: Montgomery Clift plays Sigmund Freud in the film.

What is Freud about?: John Huston's biopic of Sigmund Freud (Montgomery Clift) follows the progress of the father of psychoanalytical psychiatry as he develops the notion that neurosis stems from sexual repression. By treating patients with various issues, including a woman haunted by recurring dreams (Susannah York) and a man with an Oedipus complex (David McCallum), Freud experiences epiphanies that lead to the birth of modern analysis, despite the scorn his theories initially receive from his colleagues.