Obsession

Obsession

Hidden love! Hidden hate! Hidden fear!

NR 1949 · 96 min · ★ 6.8 · Thriller, Crime

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk · Written by Alec Coppel

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Robert Newton Dr. Clive Riordan
Phil Brown Bill Kronin
Sally Gray Storm Riordan
Naunton Wayne Supt. Finsbury
James Harcourt Aitkin (butler)
Betty Cooper Miss Stevens (receptionist)
Allan Jeayes The Colonel, blustery club member
Ronald Adam Talkative, balding club member
Roddy Hughes Bespectacled third club member, from Whitehall
Olga Lindo Mrs. Humphries
Stanley Baker Policeman at Garage
Russell Waters Detective at Garage

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