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Basic facts

Original title Ossessione
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1959-02-09

Cast

Clara Calamai
Giovanna Bragana

Massimo Girotti
Gino Costa

Dhia Cristiani
Anita, dansös

Elio Marcuzzo
"Lo Spagnolo" (Spanjoren)

Vittorio Duse
polisagent

Michele Riccardini
don Remigio

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Unit Manager
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Negative Cutter
Orchestra
Conductor
Assistant Production Designer
Painter
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Clara Calamai Giovanna Bragana
Massimo Girotti Gino Costa
Dhia Cristiani Anita, dansös
Elio Marcuzzo "Lo Spagnolo" (Spanjoren)
Vittorio Duse polisagent
Michele Riccardini don Remigio
Juan de Landa Giuseppe Bragana, Giovannas man
Michele Sakara pojken

Companies

Production Company Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane SA (ICI)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svensk Filmindustri 1959
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2012
Laboratory Tecnostampa di V. Genesi

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 91387
Date 1958-01-11
Classification Allowed from age 15


Censorship number 93387
Date 1958-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2930 meters
Notes Kopiorna nedklippta av distributören till 2795 m.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title The Postman Always Rings Twice (Novel)
Author James M. Cain


Production location

S.A.F.A. Studios, Via Mondovi 33 Rome Italy
Ancona, Marche Italy
Codigoro Ferrara, Emilio-Romagna Italy
Ferrara Ferrara, Emilio-Romagna Italy
Comacchio Ferrara, Emilio-Romagna Italy
Floden Po Boretto, Emilia-Romagna Italy

Release dates

First showing 1943-05-16 Rome Italy 73 min
Release in Sweden 1959-02-09 Sture Stockholm Sweden 102 min
TV showing 1964-07-20 TV Sweden
Other showing 2000 Italy 141 min (restaurerad version)
DVD release 2012-07-25 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title La Habanera/L'amour est un oiseau rebelle. Ur Carmen
Composer Georges Bizet (1875)
Lyrics Frans Hedberg (svensk text 1878)
Henri Meilhac (fransk text 1875)
Ludovic Halévy (fransk text 1875)
Musical Arrangement Mats Bergström


Original title Je crois entendre encore. Ur Les pêcheurs de perles
Composer Georges Bizet (1863)
Lyrics Michel Carré (fransk text 1863)
Eugène Cormon (fransk text 1863)


Original title Di provenza il mar. Ur La Traviata
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
Lyrics Francesco Maria Piave (1953)
Sung by Juan de Landa


Original title È il sol dell'anima, la vita è amore. Ur Rigoletto
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1851)
Lyrics Francesco Maria Piave (italiensk text 1851)
Ernst Wallmark (svensk text 1861)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3451


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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