Ossessione Movie Review 1942

An adaptation of "The Postman Always Rings Twice," transferred to Fascist Italy, where a drifter and an innkeeper's wife murder her husband. Visconti's first feature, which initiated Italian neo-realism, was not released in the U.S. until 1975 due to a copyright dispute. In Italian with English subtitles.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS
Running time 135 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Scams, Stings & Cons, Italy

Screenplay

Guiseppe de Santis, Mario Alicata

Cast

Massimo Girotti, Clara Calamai, Juan deLanda, Elio Marcuzzo

Cinematography

Aldo Tonti, Domenico Scala

Director

Luchino Visconti

Producer

ICI, Luchino Visconti