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Lust for Life

Lust for Life1956

★7.2122 minDramaHistory

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.

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Writer

Score

Stars

Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn James Donald

Cast27

Kirk Douglas
as Vincent van Gogh
Anthony Quinn
as Paul Gauguin
James Donald
as Theo van Gogh
Pamela Brown
as Christine
Everett Sloane
as Dr. Gachet
Niall MacGinnis
as Roulin
Noel Purcell
as Anton Mauve
Henry Daniell
as Theodorus van Gogh
Madge Kennedy
as Anna Cornelia van Gogh
Jill Bennett
as Willemien
Lionel Jeffries
as Dr. Peyron
Laurence Naismith
as Dr. Bosman
Eric Pohlmann
as Colbert
Jeanette Sterke
as Kay
Toni Gerry
as Johanna
Claire Du Brey
as Housekeeper
H
Helen Van Tuyl
as Elderly Customer
Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Stricker
David Horne
as Rev. Peeters
Noel Howlett
as Commissioner Van Den Berghe
William Phipps
as Emile Bernard
Jay Adler
as Waiter
Paul Bryar
as Inspector (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
as Tersteeg (uncredited)
Len Lesser
as Cartoonist (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Marion Ross
as Sister Clothilde (uncredited)

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