---
title: 'Obsession (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian De Palma'
released: '1976-08-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/obsession-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Obsession (1976)

1976 · 98 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Obsession is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold and John Lithgow. The screenplay was written by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader. Bernard Herrmann provided the film's soundtrack before his death in 1975. The story is about prominent New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland who is haunted by guilt following the death of his wife Elizabeth and daughter Amy during a kidnapping-rescue attempt gone wrong. Years later, he meets and falls in love with Sandra Portinan, a young woman who is the exact look-alike of Elizabeth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Schrader](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schrader)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernard Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-herrmann)
- **Producer:** [George Litto](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-litto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Paul Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hirsch)

## Cast

- [Stocker Fontelieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/stocker-fontelieu)
- [Cliff Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-robertson)
- [John Lithgow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lithgow)
- [Tom Felleghy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-felleghy)
- [Andrea Esterhazy](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-esterhazy)
- [Geneviève Bujold](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-bujold)
- [Regis Cordic](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-cordic)

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