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Human Desire

Human Desire

# A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!
Drama   Crime   Romance   Thriller
📜 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 and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1954-08-05
⌚ Running Time: 91 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Glenn Ford original image
Jeff Warren
Glenn Ford
Gloria Grahame original image
Vicki Buckley
Gloria Grahame
Broderick Crawford original image
Carl Buckley
Broderick Crawford
Edgar Buchanan original image
Alec Simmons
Edgar Buchanan
Kathleen Case original image
Ellen Simmons
Kathleen Case
Peggy Maley original image
Jean
Peggy Maley
Diane DeLaire original image
Vera Simmons
Diane DeLaire
Grandon Rhodes original image
John Owens
Grandon Rhodes
Dan Seymour original image
Bartender
Dan Seymour
John Pickard original image
Matt Henley
John Pickard
Paul Brinegar original image
Brakeman
Paul Brinegar
Dan Riss original image
Prosecutor Gruber
Dan Riss
John Zaremba original image
Russell
John Zaremba
Carl Lee original image
John Thurston
Carl Lee
Olan Soule original image
Lewis
Olan Soule

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