Human Desire
(1954)
A rarity on the screen... a RAW slice of life!
Stars: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case
Director: Fritz Lang
Writer: Émile Zola, Alfred Hayes
Language: English
Studio: Eureka
Duration: 91
Rated: Not Rated
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. He becomes attracted immediately to Vicki Buckley, the sultry wife of brutish railroad supervisor Carl Buckley, an alcoholic wife beater with a hair trigger temper and penchant for explosive violence. Jeff becomes reluctantly drawn into a sordid affair by the compulsively seductive Vicki. After Buckley is fired for insubordination, he begs her to intercede on his behalf with John Owens, a rich and powerful businessman whose influence can get him reinstated.
Glenn Ford | Jeff Warren |
Gloria Grahame | Vicki Buckley |
Broderick Crawford | Carl Buckley |
Edgar Buchanan | Alec Simmons |
Kathleen Case | Ellen Simmons |
Peggy Maley | Jean |
Diane DeLaire | Vera Simmons |
Grandon Rhodes | John Owens |
Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
Aaron Stell | Editor |
Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
Milton Feldman | Assistant Director |
John P. Livadary | sound |
Genre: Film Noir
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0047101