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Human Desire

1954 · 91 min

A brooding, claustrophobic noir that tightens like a vise, its doomed characters trapped by desire and violence.

Tagline
A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!
Overview
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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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Alfred Hayes
Starring
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley, Diane DeLaire, Grandon Rhodes
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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