A Dangerous Method

2011 film by David Cronenberg
Movie film Q188159
A Dangerous Method
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A Dangerous Method is a drama film[1][2][3][4][5]. It is also based on a book[1][2][3][4][5]. The movie falls under the genre of films derived from literary works.

Its classification includes both drama and adaptations of written material[1][2][3][4][5].

Key Facts

  • Director: David Cronenberg[3]
  • Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton[4]
  • Composer: Howard Shore[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Based on: The Talking Cure[7]
  • Cast member: Keira Knightley[8], Viggo Mortensen[9], Michael Fassbender[10], Vincent Cassel[11], Sarah Gadon[12], André Hennicke[13], Mareike Carrière[14], Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey[15], Wladimir Alexandrowitsch Matuchin[16], Katharina Palm[17], Anna Thalbach[18], Mignon Remé[19], Julia Schmitt[20], Torsten Knippertz[21]
  • Producer: Jeremy Thomas[22], Tiana Alexandra[23]
  • Production company: Recorded Picture Company[24], Telefilm Canada[25]
  • Director of photography: Peter Suschitzky[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: A Dangerous Method[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[30], 79%[31], 76/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: Canada[34], Germany[35], United Kingdom[36]
  • Publication date: September 2, 2011[37], November 10, 2011[38], March 15, 2012[39]
  • Characters: Sabina Spielrein[40], Carl Jung[41], Sigmund Freud[42], Otto Gross[43], Emma Jung[44], Eugen Bleuler[45], Sándor Ferenczi[46]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[47], Budapest Film[48], Netflix[49]
  • Narrative location: Vienna[50], Switzerland[51], New York City[52]
  • Official website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/adangerousmethod/index.php[53]
  • Filming location: Zurich[54], Berlin[55], Germany[56], Vienna[57]
  • Main subject: Sigmund Freud[58]
  • Film editor: Ronald Sanders[59]
  • Title: A Dangerous Method[60]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[61]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

A Dangerous Method's after a work by is recorded as Christopher Hampton[62].

Why It Matters

A Dangerous Method has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . commeaucinema.com. Retrieved . commeaucinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . commeaucinema.com. Retrieved . commeaucinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 39
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