Obsession (1976)
| Release Date | 01 August 1976 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | The love story that will scare the life out of you |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Basilica di San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Spellbinders, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Twins and Lookalikes, Dangerous Attraction |
| Tones | Eerie, Enigmatic, Ominous, Dreamlike |
| Tags | Death, Kidnap, Loneliness, Lookalike, Mistaken Identity, Obsession, Sea Monster, Vacation, Widow/widower |
Obsession is a 1976 psychological thriller/mystery directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, and John Lithgow. The screenplay was by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader. Bernard Herrmann provided the film's soundtrack. The story is about a New Orleans businessman who is haunted by guilt following the death of his wife and daughter during a kidnapping-rescue attempt. Years after the tragedy, he meets and falls in love with a young woman who is the exact look-alike of his long dead wife.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Maid
Wanda Blackman
Amy Courtland
J. Patrick McNamara
Third Kidnapper
Stanley J. Reyes
Insp. Brie
Nick Kreiger
Farber
Stocker Fontelieu
Dr. Ellman
Don Hood
Ferguson
Andrea Esterhazy
D'Annunzio
Thomas Carr
Paper Boy
Tom Felleghy
Italian Businessman
Nella Simoncini Barbieri
Mrs. Portinari
John Creamer
Justice of the Peace
Regis Cordic
Newscaster
Loraine Despres
Jane
Clyde Ventura
Ticket Agent
Fain M. Cogrove
Secretary
Robert Harper
Man In Airport
Director
Producer
Harry N. Blum
producer
Robert S. Bremson
executive producer
George Litto
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Paul Hirsch
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Art Director
Jack Senter
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Set Decorator
Jerry Wunderlich
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Costume Designer
Frank Balchus
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Production Manager
Frank Beetson
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wiliam Pool
assistant director
Sound Department
David M. Ronne
sound
Dan Sable
sound effects editor
Special Effects
Joe Lombardi
special effects
Stunts
Bob Herron
stunt coordinator
Music Department
Louis Halsey
choral director
Christopher Palmer
orchestrator
Other Crew
Rachel Griffiths
script supervisor
Hannah Scheel
script supervisor
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Yellowbird Productions
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Distributor
111 Pictures
Columbia Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Anolis Entertainment
Bristol Media International
Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution
GoodTimes Home Video
Magna-Filmi
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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Studio S
Miscellaneous
National Philharmonic Orchestra
orchestra
St. Giles Church in Cripplegate
music recorded at
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