Human Desire

Human Desire (1954)

August 5th, 19541h 31min

Drama, Crime, Romance, Thriller
67%

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 and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.


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