Human Desire
“A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Glenn Ford
Jeff Warren
Known for
The Big Heat
Superman
Gloria Grahame
Vicki Buckley
Known for
In a Lonely Place
It's a Wonderful Life
Broderick Crawford
Carl Buckley
Known for
The Swindle
All the King's Men
Edgar Buchanan
Alec Simmons
Known for
Shane
Ride the High Country
Kathleen Case
Ellen Simmons
Also in
Calling Homicide
Last of the Pony Riders
Peggy Maley
Jean
Known for
The Wild One
The Bigamist
Diane DeLaire
Vera Simmons
Also in
Cell 2455 Death Row
The Lonesome Trail
Grandon Rhodes
John Owens
Known for
Revenge of the Creature
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Dan Seymour
Bartender (uncredited)
Known for
Key Largo
Return of the Fly
John Pickard
Matt Henley
Known for
Charro!
Paul Brinegar
Brakeman
Known for
High Plains Drifter
Charro!
Dan Riss
Prosecutor Gruber
Known for
Panic in the Streets
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Fritz Lang Director · Alfred Hayes Writer Émile Zola Author
United States release August 6, 1954 · Produced in United States · Working title The Human Beast
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
The Human Beast
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · August 5, 1954
Theatrical
United States · August 6, 1954
Theatrical
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