Obsessed | |
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Genre | Drama Romance Thriller |
Based on | Obsessed by Tom Alderman |
Written by | Douglas Bowie Robin Spry |
Directed by | Robin Spry |
Starring | Kerrie Keane Daniel Pilon Saul Rubinek Colleen Dewhurst Leif Anderson Alan Thicke Vlasta Vrána |
Music by | Jean-Alain Roussel |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original languages | English French |
Production | |
Executive producer | Neil J.P. Léger |
Producers | Jamie Brown Robin Spry |
Cinematography | Ron Stannett |
Editor | Diann Ilnicki |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Production company | Telescene Film Group Productions |
Original release | |
Release | 1987 |
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