Jump to content

Obsession (1954 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obsession
Directed byJean Delannoy
Written byRoland Laudenbach
(adaptation)
Jean Delannoy
(adaptation)
Antoine Blondin
(adaptation)
Antoine Blondin
(dialogue)
Roland Laudenbach
(dialogue)
Screenplay byJean Delannoy
Antoine Blondin
Roland Laudenbach
Gian Luigi Rondi
Based onCornell Woolrich
(story "Silent as the Grave")
(as William Irish)
Produced byHenry Deutschmeister
StarringMichèle Morgan
Raf Vallone
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byJames Cuenet
Music byPaul Misraki
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
Les Films Gibé
Franco London Films
Continental Film
C.E.I.A.P.
Distributed byTeledis
Release date
  • 28 October 1954 (1954-10-28)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Obsession is a 1954 French crime film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Antoine Blondin, Roland Laudenbach and Gian Luigi Rondi. The film is based on the story "Silent as the Grave" by Cornell Woolrich written under the pseudonym William Irish.[1] The film stars Michèle Morgan and Raf Vallone.

It tells the story of a couple forming a circus trapeze act, and their involvement in a murder case.

Plot

[edit]

Of the approximately fifteen Cornell Woolrich movies made in France, Germany, Argentina, Japan, and even Russia, Obsession, adapted from two '40s stories, "If the Dead Could Talk" and "Silent as the Grave," is one that seemed a likely candidate for U.S. release.

Cast

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ film titles
[edit]