Crime ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1954 · 1h 31m

Human Desire

Human Desire poster
Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Glenn Ford as Jeff Warren Gloria Grahame as Vicki Buckley Broderick Crawford as Carl Buckley Edgar Buchanan as Alec Simmons Kathleen Case as Ellen Simmons Peggy Maley as Jean
Crew
Burnett Guffey — Director of Photography Aaron Stell — Editor William A. Lyon — Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof — Original Music Composer Alfred Hayes — Writer Émile Zola — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
assassinationfilm noirdysfunctional marriagedeceitkorean war veteran
Key Collaborators
Fritz Lang Director Burnett Guffey Director of Photography Aaron Stell Editor William A. Lyon Editor Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer Alfred Hayes Writer Émile Zola Novel Lewis J. Rachmil Producer Jean Louis Costume Design
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