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Human Desire( 1954)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Glenn Ford

      Jeff Warren

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      Gloria Grahame

      Vicki Buckley

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      Broderick Crawford

      Carl Buckley

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      Edgar Buchanan

      Alec Simmons

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      Kathleen Case

      Ellen Simmons

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      Peggy Maley

      Jean

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      Diane DeLaire

      Vera Simmons

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      Grandon Rhodes

      John Owens

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      Dan Seymour

      Bartender

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      John Pickard

      Matt Henley

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      Paul Brinegar

      Brakeman

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      Dan Riss

      Prosecutor Gruber

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      John Zaremba

      Russell

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      Carl Lee

      John Thurston

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      Olan Soule

      Lewis

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Apr 09 2019
    You never knew me. Human Desire is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted for the screen by Alfred Hayes from the story "The Human Beast" written by Émile Zola. It stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford. Music is by Daniele Amfitheatrof and Burnett Guffey is the cinematographer. The story had been filmed twice before, as Die Bestie im Menschen in 1920 and La Bête humaine in 1938. The plot revolves around a love triangle axis involving Jeff Warren (Ford), Vicki Buckley (Grahame) and Carl Buckley (Crawford). Crawford's Railroad Marshall gets fired and asks his wife, Viki, to ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • assassination
    • film noir
    • dysfunctional marriage
    • deceit
    • korean war veteran