Lust for Life (1956 film)

Lust for Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVincente Minnelli
Screenplay byNorman Corwin
Based onLust for Life
1934 novel
by Irving Stone
Produced byJohn Houseman
StarringKirk Douglas
Anthony Quinn
James Donald
CinematographyRussell Harlan
F. A. Young
Edited byAdrienne Fazan
Music byMiklós Rózsa
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • September 17, 1956 (1956-09-17)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,227,000[1]
Box office$2,695,000 (rentals)[1][2]

Lust for Life is a 1956 American biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Irving Stone which was adapted for the screen by Norman Corwin.

It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by John Houseman. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, with Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, and Anthony Quinn. Douglas won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance, while Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3]

  1. ^ a b Mannix, Eddie (1962). The E.J. Mannix ledger. Margaret Herrick Library. OCLC 801258228.[page needed]
  2. ^ "Top Grosses of 1957". Variety. January 8, 1958. p. 30 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Lust for Life (1956) - Vincente Minnelli | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved January 9, 2018.