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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   247 votes
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Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Vittorio Nino Novarese (novel) and
Arnold Schulman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 February 1958 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Their's was a wild obsession they could not hide! more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Titanic meeting more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Anna Magnani ... Gioia

Anthony Quinn ... Gino

Anthony Franciosa ... Bene
Joseph Calleia ... Alberto
Dolores Hart ... Angela "Angie"
Lili Valenty ... Teresa
James Flavin ... Wool Buyer
Dick Ryan ... Priest
Iphigenie Castiglioni ... Party Guest
Joseph Vitale ... Party Guest
Ruth Lee ... Party Guest
Frances Morris ... Party Guest
Highland Dale ... Thoroughbred horse
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Obsession (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations:
Gardnerville, Nevada, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Projected at the "Retrospektive" section of the Berlin International Film Festival in 1990. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Wild Is the Wind more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Titanic meeting, 24 April 2005
7/10
Author: charles-pope from Connecticut

Its not enough to say that Johnny Mathis sings the title song over the opening credits.With Cukor directing this grand meeting of Anthony Quinn and Anna Magnani thats says enough.

The plot has its melodramatic moments for sure and its another film with the wonderful Dolores Hart who only a few years alter would become a nun.This also has the merits of Anthony Franciosca really playing his best role for many years in films.

Franciosca, falls for Magnani in a lustful way while Quinn is away from the ranch.Its really the sweeping scenes and the acting of Quinn and Magnani that moves the film.

Looking back , it would have been a treasure to see Magnani act in more US Films ( The Rose Tattoo) but that didn't happen. Finally , in her eyes we see how she made " Open City" ( Rosselini) a memorable film. Produced by the best...Hal Wallis CP

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I did not like the ending jwright911
The Scenery Sorcerersbroom
Opening Song debategod
Will show on TCM on Jun 22, 04:15 AM + Sep 15, 12:30PM Lentejuela
Magnani never gave a bad performance even with the weakest material . lemizz
One of Anthony Quinn's best performances ever!! s_aucejo
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