spellbound is a 1945 american romantic psychological thriller movie directed by alfred hitchcock and based on the 1927 novel "the house of dr. edwardes" by hilary saint george saunders and john palmer. it stars ingrid bergman, gregory peck, michael chekhov, leo g. carroll, rhonda fleming, norman lloyd and was distributed by united artists. it was nominated for 6 oscars and won an academy award in 1946.