Obsession (1976)

PG08/01/1976Thriller, Mystery, Drama1h 39m

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

  1. Cast 1

    Cliff Robertson

    Michael Courtland

  2. Cast 1

    Geneviève Bujold

    Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari

  3. Cast 1

    John Lithgow

    Robert Lasalle

  4. Sylvia Kuumba Williams

    Maid

  5. Wanda Blackman

    Amy Courtland

  6. Cast 1

    J. Patrick McNamara

    Third Kidnapper

  7. Stanley J. Reyes

    Inspector Brie

  8. Nick Kreiger

    Farber

  9. Cast 1

    Stocker Fontelieu

    Dr. Ellman

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...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$1,400,000.00

Revenue $4,468,000.00

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