Obsession

1976 film by Brian De Palma
Movie film Q2002001
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Obsession

Summary

Obsession is a film[1]. Obsession ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Obsession received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Obsession's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Obsession's director is recorded as Brian De Palma[5].
  • Obsession's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader[6].
  • Obsession's composer is recorded as Bernard Herrmann[7].
  • Obsession's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as thriller film[11].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as neo-noir[12].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[13].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as crime drama film[14].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[15].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[16].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as suspense film[17].
  • Obsession's genre is recorded as crime film[18].
  • obsession is named after Obsession[19].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Cliff Robertson[20].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Geneviève Bujold[21].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as John Lithgow[22].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Tom Felleghy[23].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Stocker Fontelieu[24].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Sylvia Kuumba Williams[25].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Andrea Esterhazy[26].
  • Obsession's cast member is recorded as Regis Cordic[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Obsession's producer is recorded as George Litto[28]. Obsession's director is recorded as Brian De Palma[5]. Obsession's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader[6]. Cast members include Cliff Robertson[20], Geneviève Bujold[21], John Lithgow[22], Tom Felleghy[23], Stocker Fontelieu[24], and Sylvia Kuumba Williams[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-08-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1976-09-00T00:00:00Z[30], +1976-09-13T00:00:00Z[31], +1976-11-19T00:00:00Z[32], +1976-11-21T00:00:00Z[33], and +1976-12-20T00:00:00Z[34]. Obsession's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include mystery film[9], drama film[10], thriller film[11], neo-noir[12], crime thriller film[13], and crime drama film[14].

Subject and Themes

Obsession's main subject is recorded as incest[36]. Obsession's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8].

Reception

Obsession received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 6.4/10[37] and 77%[38].

Why It Matters

Obsession ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).[2] Obsession has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Obsession is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Obsession receive?

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

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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