A Dangerous Method - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "A Dangerous Method"
A Dangerous Method (2011)
Timing: 1:39 (99 min)
A Dangerous Method - TMDB rating
6.355/10
1993
A Dangerous Method - Kinopoisk rating
6.621/10
98230
A Dangerous Method - IMDB rating
6.4/10
112000

Actors and characters

Photo Keira Knightley #17713Photo Keira Knightley #17714Photo Keira Knightley #17715Photo Keira Knightley #17716

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley
Character Sabina Spielrein
Photo Viggo Mortensen #15795Photo Viggo Mortensen #15796Photo Viggo Mortensen #15797Photo Viggo Mortensen #15798

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen
Character Sigmund Freud
Photo Sarah Gadon #22197Photo Sarah Gadon #22198Photo Sarah Gadon #22199Photo Sarah Gadon #22200

Sarah Gadon

Sarah Gadon
Character Emma Jung
Photo Vincent Cassel #15319Photo Vincent Cassel #15320Photo Vincent Cassel #15321Photo Vincent Cassel #15322

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel
Character Otto Gross
Photo André Hennicke #85202

André Hennicke

André Hennicke
Character Professor Eugen Bleuler
Photo Mignon Remé #122102
Mignon Remé
Character Jung's Secretary
Photo Mareike Carrière #122103
Mareike Carrière
Character Food Nurse
Photo Franziska Arndt #122104
Franziska Arndt
Character Bath Nurse
Photo Wladimir Matuchin #122105
Wladimir Matuchin
Character Nikolai Spielrein
André Dietz
Character Medical Policeman
Photo Anna Thalbach #99055
Anna Thalbach
Character Bathtub Patient
Photo Sarah Marecek #122106
Sarah Marecek
Character Orchard Nurse
Photo Björn Geske #122107
Björn Geske
Character Orderly
Photo Markus Haase #122108
Markus Haase
Character Orderly
Photo Christian Serritiello #77845
Christian Serritiello
Character Ship's Officer
Photo Clemens Giebel #122109
Clemens Giebel
Character Ship's Steward
Theo Meller
Character Karl Abraham
Photo Jost Grix #122110
Jost Grix
Character Leonhard Seif
Photo Severin von Hoensbroech #38853
Severin von Hoensbroech
Character Johan van Ophuijsen
Torsten Knippertz
Character Ernest Jones
Dirk S. Greis
Character Franz Riklin
Photo Katharina Palm #122111
Katharina Palm
Character Martha Freud
Photo Nina Azizi #122112Photo Nina Azizi #122113
Nina Azizi
Character Minna Bernays
Photo Julie Chevallier #94556
Julie Chevallier
Character Anna Freud
Photo Cynthia Cosima #122114Photo Cynthia Cosima #122115
Cynthia Cosima
Character Sophie Freud
Photo Mirko Guckeisen #122116
Mirko Guckeisen
Character Ernst Freud
Julia Mack
Character Mathilde Freud
Photo Andrea Magro #122117
Andrea Magro
Character Jean Freud
Aaron Keller
Character Oliver Freud
Photo Nadine Salomon #122118
Nadine Salomon
Character Maid at Freud's House
Naike Jaszczyk
Character Agathe Jung
Sarah Adams
Character Gret Jung

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on Christopher Hampton's play 'The Talking Cure' (2002), which was in turn based on John Kerr's book 'A Most Dangerous Method: The story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein' (1993).
  • Christoph Waltz was originally chosen for the role of Sigmund Freud, but he had to decline due to filming 'Water for Elephants' (2011).
  • In preparation for the role, Viggo Mortensen read all the literature about Sigmund Freud and visited his house-museum in Vienna.
  • David Cronenberg taught Mortensen a "Jewish walk".
  • Christian Bale could have played Sigmund Freud.
  • Filming took place in Constance, Lucerne, Zurich, Überlingen and in the Belvedere Palace park in Vienna.
  • The character played by Keira Knightley, while in bed, mentions a poem by Lermontov, but in reality, it is a poem by A.S. Pushkin, "The Prisoner," from 1822.
  • Sabina Spielrein and her daughters were shot (executed) by the Nazis in 1942, not in 1941 as stated at the end of the film.
  • The film is based on Christopher Hampton's play "The Talking Cure" (2002), which was in turn adapted from John Kerr's book "A Most Dangerous Method: The story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein" (1993).
  • Christoph Waltz was initially chosen for the role of Sigmund Freud, but he had to decline due to filming commitments for "Water for Elephants" (2011).
  • David Cronenberg taught Mortensen a "Jewish gait."
  • The character played by Keira Knightley, while lying in bed, references a poem by Lermontov, but in reality, it is a poem by A.S. Pushkin, “The Prisoner,” written in 1822.
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