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Human Desire

Human Desire

A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!

19546.81h 31m

Overview

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.

Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Alfred Hayes, Émile Zola
Produced by Lewis J. Rachmil
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Top Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jeff Warren

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Vicki Buckley

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Carl Buckley

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Alec Simmons

Kathleen Case

Kathleen Case

Ellen Simmons

Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Jean

Diane DeLaire

Diane DeLaire

Vera Simmons

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

John Owens

D

Dan Seymour

Bartender

John Pickard

John Pickard

Matt Henley

Themes & Keywords

assassinationfilm noirdysfunctional marriagedeceitkorean war veteran

About Human Desire

Human Desire is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1954 exploring themes of assassination, film noir, dysfunctional marriage, deceit, korean war veteran. Directed by Fritz Lang, it stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford. A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.

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