Obsession 1943
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Network
- Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
- Where to Stream
- Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Video
What is Obsession?
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Obsession" (1943). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1943
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 140 minutes
- Release date
- May 16, 1943
- Original language
- IT
- Origin
- Italy
- Studios
- Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.5/10 from 277 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~140 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
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Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Obsession" (1943).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Constraint 6: Word count must be 150-190 words.
Source [1]: Title: Obsession (1943). Release date (US): 06/03/1977 (Note: This is likely a re-release date or error in the source, but I must stick to what is there if I use it. However, the title says 1943). Genres: Crime, Drama, and Romance. Runtime: 2h 20m. Synopsis: Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Source [2]: Title: Obsession (1943) - Full cast & crew.
Source [3]: Refers to a 2025 film. (Irrelevant to the 1943 film).
Source [4]: Refers to a 2025 film. (Irrelevant).
Source [5]: Refers to a film "Obsession Déchaînée". (Irrelevant).
Should you watch it?
“A drifter and an inn-owner begin an affair and plan to eliminate her older husband.”
- It features a gritty crime drama and romance storyline.
- It centers on a tense relationship between a drifter and an inn-owner.
- It explores a plot involving an older husband.
- The provided sources contain no explicit reason to skip it beyond personal preference for genres other than crime, drama, and romance.
Watch it if you are interested in a crime, drama, and romance film from 1943 involving a drifter and an inn-owner.
The tone and pacing reflect its classification as a crime, drama, and romance feature with a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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Is Obsession (1943) worth watching?
Whether it is worth watching depends on your interest in 1943 crime, drama, and romance films.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.
What are the essential episodes?
Obsession (1943) is a feature film rather than a television series, so it does not have episodes.
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