Human Desire

Human Desire (1954)

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Carl Buckley (Broderick Crawford) needs the intervention of his beautiful wife Vicki (Gloria Grahame) to keep his job, so Vicki meets with Carl's boss Owens (Grandon Rhodes), and Carl's job is secure. Insanely jealous, Carl finds Vicki with Owens on board a train and kills Owens. Jeff Warren (Glenn… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Fritz Lang
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Aug 5, 1954 Wide
On DVD
Jul 6, 2010
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Unpleasant crime melodrama, but with outstanding photography of trains and working class America.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Hard-edged and chilling.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Not as good as The Big Heat but on its own a fine gritty noir. Gloria Grahame is excellent as usual, incredibly alluring but venal and base.

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