Lust for Life poster
Director Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay Norman Corwin

Lust for Life

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

Release Date: 1956-09-15

Duration: 122 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Laurence Naismith
    Dr. Bosman
  • Kirk Douglas
    Vincent van Gogh
  • Anthony Quinn
    Paul Gauguin
  • James Donald
    Theo van Gogh
  • Noel Purcell
    Anton Mauve
  • Lionel Jeffries
    Dr. Peyron
  • Everett Sloane
    Dr. Gachet
  • Henry Daniell
    Theodorus van Gogh
  • Eric Pohlmann
    Colbert
  • Niall MacGinnis
    Roulin