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A Dangerous Method

6.320111h 39mRMovieDrama

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

DirectorDavid Cronenberg
WriterChristopher Hampton
ProducersKarl Spoerri·Stephan Mallmann

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Cast · Directed by David Cronenberg

KKKeira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Sabina Spielrein
VMViggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Sigmund Freud
MFMichael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender
Carl Jung
SGSarah Gadon
Sarah Gadon
Emma Jung
VCVincent Cassel
Vincent Cassel
Otto Gross
AHAndré Hennicke
André Hennicke
Professor Eugen Bleuler
ASArndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Sándor Ferenczi
MRMignon Remé
Mignon Remé
Jung's Secretary
MCMareike Carrière
Mareike Carrière
Food Nurse
FAFranziska Arndt
Franziska Arndt
Bath Nurse
WMWladimir Matuchin
Wladimir Matuchin
Nikolai Spielrein
AD
André Dietz
Medical Policeman

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