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Lust for Life

Name: Lust for Life
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1956-09-15
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.2

★ 7,2 /10 (208 Votes)

1956 EN 122 min

Overview

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

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Release date

15/09/1956

Votes

208

Popularity

3.7

He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!

Genres

Drama History

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

122 min

Kirk Douglas

Vincent van Gogh

Anthony Quinn

Paul Gauguin

James Donald

Theo van Gogh

Pamela Brown

Christine

Everett Sloane

Dr. Gachet

Niall MacGinnis

Roulin

Noel Purcell

Anton Mauve

Henry Daniell

Theodorus van Gogh

Madge Kennedy

Anna Cornelia van Gogh

Jill Bennett

Willemien

Lionel Jeffries

Dr. Peyron

Laurence Naismith

Dr. Bosman

Eric Pohlmann

Colbert

Jeanette Sterke

Kay

Toni Gerry

Johanna

Claire Du Brey

Housekeeper

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Helen Van Tuyl

Elderly Customer

Isobel Elsom

Mrs. Stricker

David Horne

Rev. Peeters

Noel Howlett

Commissioner Van Den Berghe

William Phipps

Emile Bernard

Jay Adler

Waiter

Paul Bryar

Inspector (uncredited)

Anthony Eustrel

Tersteeg (uncredited)

Len Lesser

Cartoonist (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

Gendarme (uncredited)

Marion Ross

Sister Clothilde (uncredited)

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Violence makes me sick. I have too much inside me, I'm afraid of it. Lust for Life is a biography film of revered painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is adapted from Irving Stone's fictionalized biography by Norman Corwin and stars Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and James Donald. It's directed by Vincente Minnelli, cinematography is by Freddie Young and Russel Harlan and music is scored by Miklos Roza. This shines bright as a beacon in how Hollywood used to make a biopic the right way. Not a big commercial success as such, it has however gained critical praise the older it gets. Technically it's…

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