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Obsession

1976 film by Brian De Palma
Movie film Q2002001
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Summary

Obsession is a film[1]. Obsession ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,094 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Brian De Palma[4]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Schrader[5]
  • Composer: Bernard Herrmann[6]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[7]
  • Genre: mystery film[8], drama film[9], thriller film[10], neo-noir[11], crime thriller film[12], crime drama film[13], psychological thriller film[14], psychological drama film[15], suspense film[16], crime film[17]
  • Named after: obsession[18]
  • Cast member: Cliff Robertson[19], Geneviève Bujold[20], John Lithgow[21], Tom Felleghy[22], Stocker Fontelieu[23], Sylvia Kuumba Williams[24], Andrea Esterhazy[25], Regis Cordic[26]
  • Producer: George Litto[27]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Vilmos Zsigmond[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 6.4/10[32], 77%[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: August 1, 1976[36], September 1976[37], September 13, 1976[38], November 19, 1976[39], November 21, 1976[40], December 20, 1976[41], December 30, 1976[42], January 18, 1977[43], January 28, 1977[44], March 18, 1977[45], March 25, 1977[46], May 6, 1977[47], May 26, 1977[48], October 20, 1977[49]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[50]
  • Narrative location: Florence[51]
  • Filming location: New Orleans[52], Florence[53]
  • Main subject: incest[54]
  • Film editor: Paul Hirsch[55]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[56]
  • Title: Obsession[57]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[58]

Why It Matters

Obsession has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Obsession is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Obsession receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Bernard Herrmann Brian De Palma Cliff Robertson film Geneviève Bujold John Lithgow Paul Schrader United States Vilmos Zsigmond

References

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  56. [58] ↑ . spio-fsk.de. Retrieved . spio-fsk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lb', 'nl',
    Ampas collections film id → 1023663, W083583
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 74991
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 67296
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1976-08-01T00:00:00Z, +1976-09-00T00:00:00Z, +1976-09-13T00:00:00Z +12
    Screenwriter → Paul Schrader
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+106'}
    Named after → obsession
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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