assassination,film noir,dysfunctional marriage,deceit,korean war veteran,preserved film

Human Desire (1954)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fritz Lang
  • Profile picture of Glenn Ford
    Jeff Warren Glenn Ford
  • Profile picture of Gloria Grahame
    Vicki Buckley Gloria Grahame
  • Profile picture of Broderick Crawford
    Carl Buckley Broderick Crawford
  • Profile picture of Edgar Buchanan
    Alec Simmons Edgar Buchanan
  • Profile picture of Kathleen Case
    Ellen Simmons Kathleen Case
  • Profile picture of Peggy Maley
    Jean Peggy Maley
  • Profile picture of Diane DeLaire
    Vera Simmons Diane DeLaire
  • Profile picture of Grandon Rhodes
    John Owens Grandon Rhodes

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Keywords

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