
Lust for Life (1956)
7.2|15 Sept, 1956|122 min
He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!
7.2|15 Sept, 1956|122 min
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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.
Keywords
suicide
paris, france
painting
artist
ear
painter
biography
historical figure
art
torment
impressionist
19th century
vincent van gogh
Casts

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
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)
Crews
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Al Jennings
Assistant Director
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Charles K. Hagedon
Colorist

William Tuttle
Makeup Designer

Walter Plunkett
Costume Designer
Norman Corwin
Screenplay

Vincente Minnelli
Director
Irving Stone
Novel
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Jud Kinberg
Associate Producer

John Houseman
Producer

Russell Harlan
Director of Photography

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Freddie Young
Director of Photography
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