Viggo Mortensen on playing Sigmund Freud in his new film

Viggo Mortensen stars as Sigmund Freud opposite Michael Fassbender's Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method.

The Lord of The Rings actor told Radio 5 live's Simon Mayo how David Cronenburg offered him the part and why he bought a number of the props used in the film.

A Dangerous Method clips courtesy of Lionsgate Films. The movie is released in the UK on 10 February.

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