Dark Obsession

Feb 1, 1990

1h 40m

★ 3.3

The jealousy inside a man's heart... can be the deadliest weapon of all

Overview

Hugo Buckton seems to have it all: He is apparently rich and has a beautiful wife and a doting son. In actuality, though, Hugo is having money problems and is paranoid that his wife is cheating on him. After a boozy night at a party, Hugo hits and kills a woman with his car -- and at his friends' urging, keeps driving. When Hugo starts receiving letters from someone who knows about the accident, he begins to suspect that he has been set up.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

British Screen Productions

Prism Entertainment

Circle Films

Working Title Films

Film4 Productions

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Cast

Hugo

Gabriel Byrne

Ginny

Amanda Donohoe

Lord Crewne

Michael Hordern

Lady Crewne

Judy Parfitt

Jamie

Douglas Hodge

Rebecca

Sadie Frost

Raul

Matthew Marsh

Jack

Ralph Brown

Peter

Struan Rodger

Exeter

Ian Carmichael

Colonel

Peter Sands

Alec

David Delve

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