Possessed

Possessed (1947)

You’ll be possessed by the love-madness of "POSSESSED"

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

Date of release
1947-05-29
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (89)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Director
Curtis Bernhardt

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $2.6M
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Possessed is a 1947 American psychological drama directed by Curtis Bernhardt, starring Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, and Raymond Massey in a tale about an unstable woman's obsession with her ex-lover. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall and Silvia Richards was based upon a story by Rita Weiman.

Production

Crawford spent time visiting mental wards and talking to psychiatrists to prepare for her role, and said the part was the most difficult she ever played.

During production, director Curtis Bernhardt accidentally kept referring to Crawford as "Bette", as he had just finished filming A Stolen Life with Bette Davis.

Crawford tried unsuccessfully to convince Warner Bros. Pictures to change the film's title to The Secret, since she had already starred in a film of the same title (Possessed with Clark Gable as her leading man) 16 years earlier.

The musical score, by Franz Waxman, makes extensive use of a piano piece by Robert Schumann, the "Chopin" movement from Carnaval Op. 9. The Schumann piece is played on the piano by David near the beginning of the movie and is used throughout the score to underscore Louise's obsession with David.

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