Lust for Life(Movie, 1956)

Name: Lust for Life
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1956
Duration: T02:2:00
Rating: 3.6

2h 2min | Genres: Drama, History

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 83 votes)

Lust for Life is a 1956 American biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Irving Stone which was adapted for the screen by Norman Corwin. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by John Houseman. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, with Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, and Anthony Quinn. Douglas won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance, while Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Lust for Life

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color

About Lust for Life

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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Lust For Life (1956)(Trailer, 3:02)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Netherlands

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date CA: 11/30/1957 (World premiere: 09/15/1956)

Appearing Characters: Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Theo Van Gogh, Paul Gachet, Theodorus van Gogh, Anna Carbentus van Gogh, Anton Mauve, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Émile Bernard

Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, Henry Daniell, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith, Isobel Elsom, Betty Blythe, Jill Bennett, Laurence Badie, Madge Kennedy, Niall MacGinnis, Noel Purcell, Ronald Adam, Marion Ross, Germaine Delbat, Len Lesser, Wilton Graff, William Edward Phipps, Rex Evans, Jean Debucourt, Belle Mitchell, Eric Pohlmann, Jeanette Sterke, Toni Gerry

Director: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor

Producer: John Houseman

Screenwriter: Norman Corwin, Irving Stone

Film Editor: Adrienne Fazan

Director of Photography: Russell Harlan, Freddie Young

Composer: Miklós Rózsa

Costume designer: Walter Plunkett

Production Designer: E. Preston Ames

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Sede de Viver"

"El loco del pelo rojo"

"La vie passionnée de Vincent Van Gogh"

"Brama di vivere"

"Het Leven van Vincent van Gogh"

Keywords: painter, biography, painting, impressionist, historical figure, 19th century, paris, france, artist, vincent van gogh, ear

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Lust for Life(Movie, 1956)

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