Film record

Lust for Life

1956Feature film122 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Vincente Minnelli — Directing
George Cukor — Directing

Cast

Kirk Douglas — Acting (Vincent van Gogh)
Anthony Quinn — Acting (Paul Gauguin)
James Donald — Acting (Theo van Gogh)
Pamela Brown — Acting (Christine)
Everett Sloane — Acting (Dr. Paul Gachet)
Henry Daniell — Acting (Theodorus van Gogh)
Lionel Jeffries — Acting (Dr. Peyron)
Laurence Naismith — Acting (Dr. Bosman)
Isobel Elsom — Acting (Mrs. Stricker)
Betty Blythe — Acting (Dowager)
Jill Bennett — Acting (Willemien)
Laurence Badie — Acting (Adeline Ravoux)
Madge Kennedy — Acting (Anna Cornelia van Gogh)
Niall MacGinnis — Acting (Roulin)
Noel Purcell — Acting (Anton Mauve)
Ronald Adam — Acting (Commissioner De Smet)
Marion Ross — Acting (Sister Clothilde)
Germaine Delbat — Acting (Figuration)
Len Lesser — Acting (Cartoonist)
Wilton Graff — Acting (Rev. Stricker)
William Edward Phipps — Acting (Emile Bernard)
Rex Evans — Acting (Durand-Ruel)
Jean Debucourt — Acting
Belle Mitchell — Acting
Eric Pohlmann — Acting (Colbert)
Jeanette Sterke — Acting (Kay)
Toni Gerry — Acting (Johanna)

Writing

Norman Corwin — Screenwriting
Irving Stone — Screenwriting

Production

John Houseman — Production

Music

Miklós Rózsa — Music composition

Cinematography

Russell Harlan — Cinematography
Freddie Young — Cinematography

Editing

Adrienne Fazan — Editing

Art department

E. Preston Ames — Production design

Costume

Walter Plunkett — Costume design
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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
19 Aug 1956Checked 18 Sep 2026
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