Human Desire (1954)

  • NR
  • 08/06/1954 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Romance
  • 1h 31m

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

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.

Alfred Hayes

Writer

Émile Zola

Novel

Fritz Lang

Director

Cast

Glenn Ford's headshot

Glenn Ford

Jeff Warren
Gloria Grahame's headshot

Gloria Grahame

Vicki Buckley
Broderick Crawford's headshot

Broderick Crawford

Carl Buckley
Edgar Buchanan's headshot

Edgar Buchanan

Alec Simmons
Kathleen Case's headshot

Kathleen Case

Ellen Simmons
Peggy Maley's headshot

Peggy Maley

Jean
Diane DeLaire's headshot

Diane DeLaire

Vera Simmons
Grandon Rhodes's headshot

Grandon Rhodes

John Owens

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