Obsession is a 1954 French language motion picture crime drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Antoine Blondin, Roland Laudenbach and Gian Luigi Rondi, based on story "Silent as the Grave" by Cornell Woolrich written under the pseudonym of William Irish. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Raf Vallone. It tells the story of a couple forming a circus trapeze act, and their involvement in a murder case. Cast Michèle Morgan as Hélène Giovanni Raf Vallone as Aldo Giovanni Marthe Mercadier as Arlette Bernardin Jean Gaven as Alexandre Buisson Albert Duvaleix as Barnet Robert Dalban as Inspecteur Chardin Louis Seigner as L'avocat général Olivier Hussenot as Louis Bernardin Jacques Castelot as Me Ritter Jean Toulout as Le président des assises Dora Doll as L'entraîneuse Raphaël Patorni as Bertrand Martine Alexis as Olga Albert Michel as Le réptionniste de l'hôtel rouennais Pierre Moncorbier as Le secrétaire de Chardin Aimée Fontenay as La chanteuse au trapèze Yves Rozec as Trapéziste References External links Obsession at Films de France 1954 films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Jean Delannoy French crime drama films 1954 crime drama films Circus films Films based on works by Cornell Woolrich Films with screenplays by Roland Laudenbach 1950s French films