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Human Desire

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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.

1h 31m1954TMDb 6.7

CrimeDramaRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Fritz LangFritz LangDirectorGlenn FordGlenn FordJeff WarrenGloria GrahameGloria GrahameVicki BuckleyBroderick CrawfordBroderick CrawfordCarl BuckleyEdgar BuchananEdgar BuchananAlec SimmonsKathleen CaseKathleen CaseEllen SimmonsPeggy MaleyPeggy MaleyJeanDiane DeLaireDiane DeLaireVera Simmons
Grandon RhodesJohn Owens
Dan SeymourBartenderJohn PickardJohn PickardMatt HenleyPaul BrinegarPaul BrinegarBrakemanDan RissDan RissProsecutor GruberJohn ZarembaJohn ZarembaRussell
Carl LeeJohn ThurstonOlan SouleOlan SouleLewis

Storyline

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.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
5 August 1954
Runtime
1h 31m
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (151 votes)

Production

Director
Fritz Lang
Writers
Émile Zola, Alfred Hayes
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English