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Obsession( 1976)

TV-MAThrillerMysteryDrama
66%
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A bizarre story of love.

Overview

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cliff Robertson

      Michael Courtland

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      Geneviève Bujold

      Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari

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      John Lithgow

      Robert Lasalle

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      Sylvia Kuumba Williams

      Maid

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      Wanda Blackman

      Amy Courtland

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      J. Patrick McNamara

      Third Kidnapper

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      Stanley J. Reyes

      Inspector Brie

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      Nick Kreiger

      Farber

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      Stocker Fontelieu

      Dr. Ellman

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      Don Hood

      Ferguson

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      Andrea Esterhazy

      D'Annunzio

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      Thomas Carr

      Paperboy

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      Tom Felleghy

      Italian Businessman

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      Nella Simoncini Barbieri

      Mrs. Portinari

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      John Creamer

      Justice of the Peace

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      Regis Cordic

      Newscaster

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      Loraine Despres

      Jane

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      Clyde Ventura

      Ticket Agent

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      Fain M. Cogrove

      Secretary

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      Robert Harper

      Man in Airport (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Feb 13 2014
    Déjà vu and Déjà vu. Obsession is directed by Brian De Palma and written by Paul Schrader. It stars Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold and John Lithgow. Music is by Bernard Herrmann and cinematography by Vismos Zsigmond. You either love him or hate him, it seems. Brian De Palma that is. He's an amazing stylist who made some piercingly great thrillers in the tradition of Maestro Hitchcock, or he's a knock off artist using style to hide his inadequacies as a story teller? One thing for sure, for a good portion of the 70s and 80s his films would not be ignored, for better or worse depending ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1400000.00

    Revenue

    4468000.00

    Keywords

    • sense of guilt
    • ransom
    • money delivery
    • fake identity
    • florence, italy
    • art restoration