Human Desire

1954 film by Fritz Lang
Movie film Q62976
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Human Desire

Summary

Human Desire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Human Desire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Human Desire's director is recorded as Fritz Lang[4].
  • Human Desire's screenwriter is recorded as Alfred Hayes[5].
  • Human Desire's composer is recorded as Daniele Amfitheatrof[6].
  • Human Desire's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Human Desire's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Human Desire's genre is recorded as film noir[9].
  • Human Desire's genre is recorded as film based on literature[10].
  • Human Desire's based on is recorded as La Bête humaine[11].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Glenn Ford[12].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Gloria Grahame[13].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Broderick Crawford[14].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Edgar Buchanan[15].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Anita Stewart[16].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as John Pickard[17].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Peggy Maley[18].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Dan Seymour[19].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Paul Brinegar[20].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as John Zaremba[21].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as John Maxwell[22].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Grandon Rhodes[23].
  • Human Desire's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Case[24].
  • Human Desire's producer is recorded as Lewis J. Rachmil[25].
  • Human Desire's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[26].
  • Human Desire's director of photography is recorded as Burnett Guffey[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Human Desire's producer is recorded as Lewis J. Rachmil[25]. Its director is recorded as Fritz Lang[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Alfred Hayes[5]. Cast members include Glenn Ford[12], Gloria Grahame[13], Broderick Crawford[14], Edgar Buchanan[15], Anita Stewart[16], and John Pickard[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1954-08-06T00:00:00Z[29], and +1954-11-03T00:00:00Z[30]. Human Desire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[7], crime film[8], film noir[9], and film based on literature[10].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[32] and 60%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Human Desire's after a work by is recorded as Émile Zola[34].

Why It Matters

Human Desire ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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