Obsession (1954 film)
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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Roland Laudenbach (adaptation) Jean Delannoy (adaptation) Antoine Blondin (adaptation) Antoine Blondin (dialogue) Roland Laudenbach (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Jean Delannoy Antoine Blondin Roland Laudenbach Gian Luigi Rondi |
| Based on | Cornell Woolrich (story "Silent as the Grave") (as William Irish) |
| Produced by | Henry Deutschmeister |
| Starring | Michèle Morgan Raf Vallone |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Edited by | James Cuenet |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production companies | Les Films Gibé Franco London Films Continental Film C.E.I.A.P. |
| Distributed by | Teledis |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
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]- Michèle Morgan as Hélène Giovanni
- Raf Vallone as Aldo Giovanni
- Marthe Mercadier as Arlette Bernardin
- Jean Gaven as Alexandre Buisson
- Albert Duvaleix as Barnet (as Duvaleix)
- Robert Dalban as Inspecteur Chardin
- Jean Toulout as Le président des assises
- Dora Doll as L'entaîneuse
- Raphaël Patorni as Bertrand
- Martine Alexis as Olga
- Albert Michel as Le réptonniste de l'hôtel rouennais
- Pierre Moncorbier as Le secrétaire de Chardin (as Moncorbier)
- Aimée Fontenay as La chanteuse au trapèze
- Yves Rozec as Trapéziste
- Louis Seigner as L'avocat général (as Louis Seigner de la Comédie Française)
- Olivier Hussenot as Louis Bernardin
- Jacques Castelot as Me Ritter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ film titles
External links
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- 1954 films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films directed by Jean Delannoy
- French crime drama films
- 1954 crime drama films
- Circus films
- Films based on works by Cornell Woolrich
- Films with screenplays by Roland Laudenbach
- 1950s French films
- 1950s French-language films
- Films scored by Paul Misraki
- Films with screenplays by Antoine Blondin
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