The Seventh Veil is a 1945 British melodrama film directed by Compton Bennett and written by Sydney and Muriel Box. The film stars James Mason and Ann Todd. The film was the biggest box-office success of 1945 in the United Kingdom, and was critically acclaimed.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 18, 1945, and in the United States on February 15, 1946.
Plot[]
The film follows concert pianist Francesca Cunningham, who has amnesia and delusions, as she consults psychiatrist Dr. Larsen, who uses hypnosis to clear her mind, one veil at a time.
Cast[]
- Ann Todd as Francesca Cunningham
- James Mason as Nicholas Cunningham
- Herbert Lom as Dr. Larsen
- Hugh McDermott as Peter Gay
- Albert Lieven as Maxwell Leyden
- Yvonne Owen as Susan Brook
- David Horne as Dr. Kendall
- Manning Whiley as Dr. Irving
- Grace Allardyce as Nurse
- Ernest Davies as Parker
- John Slater as James
- Arnold Goldsborough as Conductor
- Muir Mathieson as Conductor
Release[]
The movie was released in the United Kingdom on October 18, 1945, and was released in the United States the following year on February 15, 1946.