Home Movies TV Shows Actors

About WhatsApp Community Privacy Terms Contact

© 2026 Cinemoood

Home Movies Cinema Friends You

Human Desire (1954) | Cinemoood

Human Desire

CrimeDramaRomance

Human Desire

A rarity on the screen … a RAW slice of life!

6.7TMDB19541h 31m

TMDB6.7/10 · 147 votes

LBLetterboxd↗

TMDB6.7/10 · 147 votes

LBLetterboxd↗

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.

Community

Scene ranking

Vote on scenes, quotes, and characters for Human Desire (1954).

The moment that still lives in your head.

Starters for Human Desire

Your take

Rate this title

Tap half or full stars · 0.5–10 scale

Be the first Cinemoood rating

Sign in to save your rating.

Reviews

None yet

Top cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Jeff Warren

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Vicki Buckley

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Carl Buckley

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Alec Simmons

Kathleen Case

Kathleen Case

Ellen Simmons

Peggy Maley

Peggy Maley

Jean

Diane DeLaire

Diane DeLaire

Vera Simmons

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

John Owens

Dan Seymour

Dan Seymour

Bartender (uncredited)

John Pickard

John Pickard

Matt Henley

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar

Brakeman

Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Prosecutor Gruber

John Zaremba

John Zaremba

Russell

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

John Thurston

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Lewis

Crew

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Alfred Hayes

Alfred Hayes

Writer

Émile Zola

Émile Zola

Novel

Lewis J. Rachmil

Lewis J. Rachmil

Producer

Burnett Guffey

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Original Music Composer

Aaron Stell

Aaron Stell

Editor

William A. Lyon

William A. Lyon

Editor

Jean Louis

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Trailer

More like this

Junebug

Junebug

2005 · 6.6

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · 7.7

Sleuth

Sleuth

1972 · 7.7

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944 · 8.1

Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows

1958 · 7.6

Nine Hours to Rama

Nine Hours to Rama

1963 · 6.2

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946 · 6.1

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944 · 7.2

The Brasher Doubloon

The Brasher Doubloon

1947 · 6.0

The Room

The Room

2024

Your take

Rate this title

Tap half or full stars · 0.5–10 scale

Be the first Cinemoood rating

Sign in to save your rating.

Details

Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1954
Runtime: 1h 31m
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Scores: TMDB6.7/10 · 147 votes