Story Line
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.
“A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!”
Top Cast
Glenn Ford
Jeff Warren
Gloria Grahame
Vicki Buckley
Broderick Crawford
Carl Buckley
Edgar Buchanan
Alec Simmons
Kathleen Case
Ellen Simmons
Peggy Maley
Jean
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1954-08-05
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
CrimeDramaRomance
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
8/10
•4/9/2019You never knew me.
Human Desire is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted for the screen by Alfred Hayes from the story "The Human Beast" written by Émile Zola. It stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford. Music is by Daniele Amfithea...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•3/28/2023"Jeff" (Glenn Ford) returns from the Korean War to the United States where he picks up where he left off at the railroad. His boss "Buckley" (Broderick Crawford) is the jealous sort and suspects that his wife "Vicki" (Gloria Grahame) is playing away ...