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Freud (1962)

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• Montgomery Clift had so many health problems on the set of this film, that Universal sued him for the cost of the film's production delays. During the trial, the film opened and was such a huge hit that Clift's lawyers brought up the point that the film was doing well because of Clift's involvement. Clift won a lucrative settlement.
  
  
• Robert LaGuardia, in his 1988 biography of Montgomery Clift "Monty," claimed that director John Huston, who had paternalistic feelings towards Clift after directing the alcoholic and emotionally troubled actor in The Misfits (1961), became sadistic towards him during the troubled "Freud" shoot. Basing his charges on interviews with co-star Susannah York, LaGuardia claimed that Huston kept asking Clift about the Freudian concept of "represssion," obviously alluding to Clift's repressed homosexuality. Apparently, Huston himself could not broach the idea that Monty was gay in his own mind, but subconsciously, he reacted to Monty's homosexuality quite negatively. (Marilyn Monroe had admonished Monty not to work with Huston again, finding him a sadist on the "Misfits" set. Her ex-husband Arthur Miller, on the other hand, did not fault Huston in his autobiography "Timebends," but instead, marveled about how he kept his cool during the "Misfits" shoot, which was also troubled due to Marilyn Monroe's mental illness and frequent absences from the set.) Monty's biographer thought that Huston still had paternalistic feelings towards the actor, but was subconsciously appalled at his surrogate son's homosexuality; thus, he began to torture him on the set by insisting on unnecessary retakes and that he perform his own stunts, such as climbing up a rope. Despite Monty's many problems, he always proved a trouper, and gave as much as he could.
  
  
• The following performers were considered for roles: Harry Lockart, John Breslin, Suzanne Neve, Catherine Finn, Annette Kerr, Ernst Ulman, Mercy Haystead and Delena Kidd.
  
  

• Fernand Ledoux worked three days; his fee was £2,000.
  
  
• Angela Browne and Diane Lambert were shortlisted for the role of Norah Willmer.
  
  
• Heather Chasen was a contender for the role of Magda.
  
  
• Mogens Wieth was thought suitable for the role of 1st Chairman.
  
  
• Stella Bonheur was thought suitable for the role of Frau Bernays.
  
  
• David Saire was thought suitable for both Dr. Kuhn and Brouhandier.
  
  
• Trevor Maskell was favored for the role of Wilke.
  
  
• Sylvia Kay was in the running for the role of Martha Freud.
  
  
• Gordon Phillott was favored for the role of Jacob Freud.
  
  
• Allan McClelland was considered for the role of Babinsky.
  
  
• Stanley Beard was suggested for the role of Babinsky.
  
  
• Alexandra Stewart was suggested for an undetermined part.
  
  
• Most of Allan Cuthbertson's role was deleted.
  
  
• John Dearth and Lawrence Davidson were both favored for the role of Brouhordier.
  
  
• Dyson Lovell was considered for the Young Doctor.
  
  
• Jean-Paul Sartre wanted Marilyn Monroe to play the role of Cecily Koertner.
  
  
• Jean-Paul Sartre wrote the original script at the request of director John Huston, but it was unused as it was too long. It was later published in book form as "The Freud Scenario."
  
  

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