Obsession / Columbia ; a George Litto production ; a Brian De Palma film ; screenplay by Paul Schrader ; produced by George Litto and Harry N. Blum ; directed by Brian De Palma.

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A tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when Michael Courtland discovers that his wife and 9-year-old daughter have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan fails and the wife and child are never recovered. Ten yea...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Obsession (Motion picture : 1976)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Columbia Pictures
Other Authors: Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011 (Actor)
Bujold, Geneviève (Actor)
Lithgow, John, 1945- (Actor)
De Palma, Brian (Director)
Schrader, Paul, 1946- (Screenwriter)
Litto, George (Producer)
Blum, Harry N., 1932-2004 (Producer)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned. Language tracks in English and French with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, ©2001, ©1976.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Kidnapping > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Kidnapping.
Murder.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when Michael Courtland discovers that his wife and 9-year-old daughter have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan fails and the wife and child are never recovered. Ten years later he meets the double of his dead wife and on the eve of their wedding, she disappears and he is drawn into a strange plot to recreate the past.
Note:Videodisc release of the 1976 motion picture by Yellowbird Films and Columbia Pictures.
Special features include documentary (Obsession revisited), filmographies, and theatrical trailers.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0004264 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated PG.
ISBN:0767839439
9780767839433
Credits:Executive producer, Robert S. Bremson ; story by Brian de Palma and Paul Schrader.
System Details:DVD ; mono. ; Aspect ratio 2.35:1 ; Dual layer ; Dolby digital, and Dolby surround for English language soundtrack.
Cast:
Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow.