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MOVIE PROFILE

Human Desire

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

★ 6.7 / 10 (152 votes)August 5, 195491 minEN

CrimeDramaRomance

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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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateAugust 5, 1954

StatusReleased

Runtime91 min

Rating★ 6.7 / 10

Certification—

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States of America

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionColumbia Pictures

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Fritz Lang

Writers

Alfred Hayes

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn FordJeff Warren

Gloria Grahame

Gloria GrahameVicki Buckley

Broderick Crawford

Broderick CrawfordCarl Buckley

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar BuchananAlec Simmons

Kathleen Case

Kathleen CaseEllen Simmons

Peggy Maley

Peggy MaleyJean

Diane DeLaire

Diane DeLaireVera Simmons

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Grandon RhodesJohn Owens

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Dan SeymourBartender (uncredited)

John Pickard

John PickardMatt Henley

Paul Brinegar

Paul BrinegarBrakeman

Dan Riss

Dan RissProsecutor Gruber

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