Obsession
dir. Brian De Palma
67
7 sourcesSynopsis
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Critics consensus
Obsession suffers in comparison to the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece that it mirrors, but director Brian De Palma's unique preoccupations give this thriller its own compulsive, twisted fingerprint.
Directed byBrian De Palma
StarringCliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Wanda Blackman, J. Patrick McNamara
Written byPaul Schrader, Brian De Palma
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
EditingPaul Hirsch
MusicBernard Herrmann
Obsession
1976 · PG · 1h 39m
Thriller, Mystery, Drama
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
Our Verdict
67
Critics Consensus
Obsession suffers in comparison to the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece that it mirrors, but director Brian De Palma's unique preoccupations give this thriller its own compulsive, twisted fingerprint.
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