Lust for Life (1956) [NR]

Release Date:
September 15, 1956

Original Title:
Lust for Life

Alternate Titles:
Brama di vivere
El loco del pelo rojo
Het Leven van Vincent van Gogh
La vie passionnée de Vincent Van Gogh
Sede de Viver

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16  DE: 12  FR: U  NL: 16  US: NR 

Runtime: 122

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

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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Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters
E. Preston Ames

Assistant Director:
Al Jennings

Associate Producer:
Jud Kinberg

Colorist:
Charles K. Hagedon

Costume Designer:
Walter Plunkett

Director:
Vincente Minnelli

Director of Photography:
Freddie Young
Russell Harlan

Editor:
Adrienne Fazan

Hair Designer:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Designer:
William Tuttle

Novel:
Irving Stone

Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa

Producer:
John Houseman

Recording Supervision:
Wesley C. Miller

Screenplay:
Norman Corwin

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason

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