Director: Vincente Minnelli

Writer: Norman Corwin

From novel: Lust for Life by Irving Stone

Music by: Miklos Rozsa

Producer: John Houseman

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Painting

Superior adaptation of Irving Stone's biographical novel of the tortured life of painter Vincent Van Gogh; MGM sat on the rights for the book since 1946, and only pressed forward after a successful 1955 art exhibition. The film is perhaps Kirk Douglas' finest role. Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; received additional nominations for Best Actor, Best Adaptation, and Best Set Decoration.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jay Adler	Actor	26-Sep-1896	23-Sep-1978	The Family Jewels
Jill Bennett	Actor	24-Dec-1931	4-Oct-1990	The Sheltering Sky
Pamela Brown	Actor	8-Jul-1917	18-Sep-1975	Lust for Life
Henry Daniell	Actor	5-Mar-1894	31-Oct-1963	British-American character actor
James Donald	Actor	18-May-1917	3-Aug-1993	Third Man on the Mountain
Kirk Douglas	Actor	9-Dec-1916		Spartacus
Isobel Elsom	Actor	16-Mar-1893	12-Jan-1981	Ladies in Retirement
Wilton Graff	Actor	13-Aug-1903	13-Jan-1969	Bloodlust!
Lionel Jeffries	Actor	10-Jun-1926	19-Feb-2010	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Madge Kennedy	Actor	19-Apr-1891	9-Jun-1987	The Marrying Kind
Niall MacGinnis	Actor	29-Mar-1913	6-Jan-1977	49th Parallel
Laurence Naismith	Actor	14-Dec-1908	5-Jun-1992	The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Eric Pohlmann	Actor	18-Jul-1913	25-Jul-1979	They Who Dare
Noel Purcell	Actor	23-Dec-1900	3-Mar-1985	The Rising of the Moon
Anthony Quinn	Actor	21-Apr-1915	3-Jun-2001	Zorba the Greek
Everett Sloane	Actor	1-Oct-1909	6-Aug-1965	Patterns
Jeanette Sterke	Actor	1934		A Stitch in Time

CAST

Kirk Douglas	...   Vincent Van Gogh
Co-Starring
Anthony Quinn	...   Paul Gauguin
James Donald	...   Theo Van Gogh
Pamela Brown	...   Christine
with
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
Jeanette Sterke	...   Kay
Lionel Jeffries	...   Dr. Peyron
Laurence Naismith	...   Dr. Bosman
Eric Pohlmann	...   Colbert
Toni Gerry	...   Johanna
Wilton Graff	...   Rev. Stricker
Isobel Elsom	...   Mrs. Stricker
David Horne	...   Rev. Peeters
Noel Howlett	...   Commissioner Van Den Berghe
Ronald Adam	...   Commissioner De Smet
John Ruddock	...   Ducrucq
Julie Robinson	...   Rachel
David Leonard	...   Camille Pissarro
William Phipps	...   Emile Bernard
David Bond	...   Seurat
Frank Perls	...   Père Tanguy
Jay Adler	...   Waiter
Laurence Badie	...   Adeline Ravoux

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