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Lust for Life

Name: Lust for Life
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1956-09-15
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane

DramaHistory

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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Cast

Kirk DouglasAnthony QuinnJames DonaldPamela BrownEverett SloaneNiall MacGinnisNoel PurcellHenry DaniellMadge KennedyJill BennettLionel JeffriesLaurence Naismith

Director

Vincente Minnelli

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