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In 1959, affluent businessman Michael Courtland (Cliff Roberston) and his wife (Geneviève Bujold) are celebrating their tenth anniversary when his daughter and wife are kidnapped and held for ransom. The effort to rescue the girl and her mother ends tragically, and Courtland merely exists, his days consumed with guilt. Many years later, still grieving over his loss, he returns to Florence - the city where he first met his wife - where he meets a young woman who bears a remarkable resemblance to her. Set largely in New Orleans, this incredibly atmospheric thriller has a southern gothic feel with its dreamlike photography (by cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond) and deliberate pacing. Often compared to Hitchcock’s Vertigo because of its protagonist’s obsessive attempt to recreate his lost love and the score by the incomparable Bernard Herrmann, director Brian De Palma’s (Scarface, The Untouchables) undeniable obsession with cinema results in a thrilling approach to a hauntingly familiar subject. Newly remastered.
Original Release
08/01/1976
US Release
08/01/1976
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Cliff Robertson | Michael Courtland |
Genevieve Bujold | Sandra Portinari / Elizabeth Courtland |
John Lithgow | Robert Lasalle / Robert La Salle |
Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Maid / Judy |
Wanda Blackman | Amy Courtland |
J. Patrick McNamara | Third Kidnapper |
Stanley J. Reyes | Insp. Brie / Inspector Brie |
Nick Krieger | Farber |
Stocker Fontelieu | Dr. Ellman |
Don Hood | Ferguson |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cliff Robertson | Michael Courtland |
Genevieve Bujold | Sandra Portinari / Elizabeth Courtland |
John Lithgow | Robert Lasalle / Robert La Salle |
Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Maid / Judy |
Wanda Blackman | Amy Courtland |
J. Patrick McNamara | Third Kidnapper |
Stanley J. Reyes | Insp. Brie / Inspector Brie |
Nick Krieger | Farber |
Stocker Fontelieu | Dr. Ellman |
Don Hood | Ferguson |
Andrea Esterhazy | D'Annunzio |
Thomas Carr | Paper Boy / Paperboy |
Tom Felleghy | Italian Businessman |
Nella Simoncini Barbieri | Mrs. Portinari |
John Creamer | Justice of the Peace |
Regis Cordic | Newscaster |
Loraine Despres | Jane |
Clyde Ventura | Ticket Agent |
Fain M. Cogrove | Secretary |
Robert Harper | Man In Airport |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert S. Bremson | Executive Producer |
Harry N. Blum | Producer |
George Litto | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1977 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |