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Lust for Life

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

1956 · NR · 2h 2m

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

7.2

TMDB audience score
211 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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 Douglas
    Vincent van Gogh

  • Anthony Quinn
    Paul Gauguin

  • James Donald
    Theo van Gogh

  • Pamela Brown
    Christine

  • Everett Sloane
    Dr. Gachet

  • Niall MacGinnis
    Roulin

  • Noel Purcell
    Anton Mauve

  • Henry Daniell
    Theodorus van Gogh

  • Madge Kennedy
    Anna Cornelia van Gogh

  • Jill Bennett
    Willemien

  • Lionel Jeffries
    Dr. Peyron

  • Laurence Naismith
    Dr. Bosman

  • Eric Pohlmann
    Colbert

  • Jeanette Sterke
    Kay

  • Toni Gerry
    Johanna

  • Claire Du Brey
    Housekeeper

  • Helen Van Tuyl
    Elderly Customer

  • Isobel Elsom
    Mrs. Stricker