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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.
Lust for Life: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor. With Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown. The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
- (13K)
- Biography, Drama
- Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor
- 1956-11-30
1956-09-17. Topics. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Vincent van Gogh, Kirk Douglas. Language. English. Based on the 1934 novel Lust for Life by Irving Stone. Vincent van Gogh - Kirk Douglas. Paul Gauguin - Anthony Quinn. Theo van Gogh - James Donald.
- 122 min
- 7.2K
- dusandjuric
Lust For Life (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Two Kinds Of Idleness Dutch art dealer Theo Van Gogh (James Donald) finds his brother the failed missionary Vincent (Kirk Douglas) in Belgium and urges him to come home, early in Vincente Minnelli's Lust For Life, 1956.
- Vincente Minnelli, Al Jennings
- Kirk Douglas
Lust for Life is a biography film of revered painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is adapted from Irving Stone's fictionalized biography by Norman Corwin and stars Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and James Donald.
Lust for Life (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners.
