TMDb Rating
6.7/10
140 verified votes
Human Desire (1954)
CrimeDramaRomance
91 min
"A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!"
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
CrimeDramaRomanceFritz LangGlenn FordGloria Grahame1954
Director
Fritz Lang
Top Cast
Glenn FordGloria GrahameBroderick CrawfordEdgar BuchananKathleen Case
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