Obsession (1954 film)

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.^[2] The film stars Michèle Morgan and Raf Vallone.

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 on

Silent as the Grave
1945 story
by Cornell Woolrich

^[1]

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Obsession
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	Silent as the Grave 1945 story by Cornell Woolrich [1]
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	28 October 1954 (1954-10-28)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

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

One of the approximately fifteen Cornell Woolrich movies made in France, Germany, Argentina, Japan, and Russia, Obsession, was adapted from two '40s stories, "If the Dead Could Talk" and "Silent as the Grave."