Secrets of a Soul

Secrets of a Soul (1926)

Geheimnisse einer Seele

A Psychoanalytic Thriller

Scientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.

Date of release
1926-05-12
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama
Director
G.W. Pabst

Casting

Interesting facts

Secrets of a Soul is a 1926 silent German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst.

Production

Secrets of a Soul's producer Hans Neumann was a firm believer in the theories of Sigmund Freud and tried to get Freud to participate in the making of the film. Freud did not respond, so he hired Karl Abraham, a close associate of Freud's, as an adviser on the project, to help Neumann make the most psychologically realistic film possible.

The film was shot between September and November 1925, and was released in Berlin on 24 March 1926.

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