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Lust for Life (1956)

TV_PG 122 min  -  Biography | Drama  -   26 December 1956 (Sweden)
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The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.

Writers:

Norman Corwin (screenplay), Irving Stone (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirk Douglas ...
Anthony Quinn ...
James Donald James Donald ...
Pamela Brown Pamela Brown ...
Christine
Everett Sloane Everett Sloane ...
Niall MacGinnis Niall MacGinnis ...
Roulin
Noel Purcell Noel Purcell ...
Anton Mauve
Henry Daniell Henry Daniell ...
Madge Kennedy Madge Kennedy ...
Jill Bennett Jill Bennett ...
Willemien
Lionel Jeffries ...
Dr. Peyron
Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith ...
Dr. Bosman
Eric Pohlmann ...
Jeanette Sterke Jeanette Sterke ...
Kay
Toni Gerry Toni Gerry ...
Johanna
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Storyline

Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners. He fails in his relationships with women. He earns some respect among his fellow painters, especially Paul Gauguin, but he does not get along with them. He only manages to sell one painting in his lifetime. The one constant good in his life is his brother Theo, who is unwavering in his moral and financial support. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Painting | Mental Illness | Painter | Artist | Obsession  | See more »

Taglines:

He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate---always he lived with insatiable passion! See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

La vie passionnée de Vincent van Gogh See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm optical prints) (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Trivia

The color process used for the film (Ansco color, but labeled in the credits as Metrocolor) is supposedly unsuitable for long term color preservation. As a result, many prints have lost the extraordinary brightness of the movie's images. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Camera shadow falls across Ducrucq as Van Gogh finds him dead. See more »

Quotes

Paul Gauguin: If it's one thing I despise, it's emotionalism in painting.
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Connections

Referenced in "Biography: Anthony Quinn: A Lust for Life" (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Carrousel"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Miklós Rózsa See more »