
Human Desire (1954)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 03 Nov 1954 (West Germany)
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Cast verified as complete
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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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
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Paul Brinegar | ... |
Brakeman (uncredited)
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Minta Durfee | ... |
Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
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Jean Engstrom | ... |
Mr. Owen's Secretary (uncredited)
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Victor Hugo Greene | ... |
Davidson (uncredited)
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Don C. Harvey | ... |
Yard Dispatcher (uncredited)
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Carl Lee | ... |
John Thurston (uncredited)
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John Maxwell | ... |
Chief of Police (uncredited)
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Dorothy Phillips | ... |
Society Matron (uncredited)
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John Pickard | ... |
Matt Henley (uncredited)
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Dan Riss | ... |
Prosecutor Gruber (uncredited)
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Scott Seaton | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Allen D. Sewall | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Dan Seymour | ... |
Duggan (uncredited)
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Olan Soule | ... |
Lewis (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart | ... |
Gruber's Assistant at Inquest (uncredited)
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John Zaremba | ... |
'Russ' Russell (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fritz Lang |
Written by
Alfred Hayes | ... | (screen play) |
Émile Zola | ... | (novel) (as Emile Zola) |
Produced by
Lewis J. Rachmil | ... | producer |
Music by
Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Aaron Stell |
Art Direction by
Robert Peterson |
Set Decoration by
William Kiernan |
Costume Design by
Jean Louis | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist |
Helen Hunt | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milton Feldman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
John P. Livadary | ... | recording supervisor (as John Livadary) |
Music Department
Morris Stoloff | ... | conductor |
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Columbia)
- Columbia Film (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia Pictures Television Distribution (1993) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD) (Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 2)
- Sony Pictures Television (2014) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Eureka Entertainment (2019) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Eureka Entertainment (2019) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Artaire Films (2020) (Spain) (VOD)
- Suevia Video (Spain) (VHS) (dubbed in Spanish)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Jeff Warren, a Korean War vet just returning to his railroad engineer's job, boards at the home of co-worker Alec Simmons and is charmed by Alec's beautiful daughter. Vicki Buckley is the sultry wife of brutish railroad supervisor Carl Buckley, an alcoholic wife beater with a hair trigger temper and penchant for explosive violence. After Buckley is fired for insubordination, he begs Vicki to intercede on his behalf with John Owens, a rich and powerful businessman, for whom Vicki's mother used to keep house and whose influence can get him reinstated. When Buckley suspects she has used sexual favors to persuade Owens, he beats Vicki and develops a plan to meet Owens on the train and stabs him to death in a jealous rage in his compartment. Jeff, who is deadheading after a trip, is on the train and meets Vicki without knowing who she is, when Buckley needs her to get him out of the way so he can get back to their compartment without being seen as he is covered in blood. Jeff is a potential witness to the homicide and becomes an accessory after the fact due to his attraction for Vicki. Jeff and Vicki begin an affair, while Vicki plots to get away from her abusive husband and recover the evidence that links her to the murder. Written by duke1029 |
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Taglines | A rarity on the screen... a RAW slice of life! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Fritz Lang did not like the title and thought it redundant. "What other kind of desire is there?" is his reported comment. See more » |
Goofs | When Jeff Warren is shown operating the throttle, three quick shots show the throttle in widely different positions with the middle footage being a shot of a trainman-operated throttle. In reality, no throttle would ever be moved between positions that quickly, as it would make for a violent ride, if it did not pull the cars apart at their couplings. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (2022). See more » |
Quotes |
Jean:
[dressing for a date]
Zip me up will you, Carl? Carl Buckley: [impatiently] You dames, you spend more time gettin' dressed... Jean: Have to! It's much better to have good looks than brains because most of the men I know can see much better than they can think. See more » |