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Ossessione
Directed by Luchino Visconti
1943•2h 20m•NR•★ 7.6
Crime / Drama / Romance
Synopsis
A handsome, vagabond drifter stops at a roadside trattoria in the Po River valley and enters into a torrid, doomed sexual affair with the trapped young wife of the repulsive older owner, conspiring to murder him. Luchino Visconti's unauthorized adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice that inaugurated Italian Neorealism.
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Luchino Visconti
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
Stories where morality is uncertain and every decision carries a cost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorLuchino Visconti
WriterLuchino ViscontiGiuseppe De SantisMario AlicataAlberto MoraviaAntonio PietrangeliGianni Puccini
CinematographyDomenico ScalaAldo Tonti
MusicGiuseppe Rosati
Principal Cast
Clara CalamaiGiovanna Bragana
Massimo GirottiGino Costa
Dhia CristianiAnita
Vittorio DusePolice Officer
Juan de LandaGiuseppe Bragana
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Elio MarcuzzoThe SpaniardMR
Michele RiccardiniDon RemigioMS
Michele SakaraIl Bambino (uncredited)Technical Specifications
Runtime2h 20m (140 mins)
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DirectorLuchino Visconti
LanguagesItalian
CountryIT
StudioICI - Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
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