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Human Desire

CrimeDramaRomance

Human Desire

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

6.7TMDB19541h 31m

TMDB6.7/10 · 146 votes

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TMDB6.7/10 · 146 votes

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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 following a murder on a train.

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Top cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jeff Warren

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Vicki Buckley

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Carl Buckley

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Alec Simmons

Kathleen Case

Kathleen Case

Ellen Simmons

Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Jean

Diane DeLaire

Diane DeLaire

Vera Simmons

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

John Owens

Dan Seymour

Dan Seymour

Bartender (uncredited)

John Pickard

John Pickard

Matt Henley

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar

Brakeman

Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Prosecutor Gruber

John Zaremba

John Zaremba

Russell

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

John Thurston

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Lewis

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Details

Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1954
Runtime: 1h 31m
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Scores: TMDB6.7/10 · 146 votes