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Lust for Life

7.2 122 mins Drama   History   1956
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  
Director(s): Vincente Minnelli

Release Date: 15 Sat, Sep 1956

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.

Casts of Lust for Life

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

Toni Gerry

as Johanna

Claire Du Brey

as Housekeeper

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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