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Human Desire

1954·1h 31m·Approved
DramaRomanceFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
7,324 votes

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.

Human Desire is a 1954 drama romance movie directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Gloria Grahame. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 7,324 votes and runs 1h 31m.

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Director
Fritz Lang
Stars
Glenn Ford
Broderick Crawford
Gloria Grahame
Edgar Buchanan
Details
1954-11-03
91 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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