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Desire is a 1936 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed by Frank Borzage. Produced by Ernst Lubitsch and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the movie features Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday, and William Frawley in its cast. The screenplay was written by Edwin Justus Mayer, Waldemar Young, and Samuel Hoffenstein, with music composed by Friedrich Hollaender. Charles Lang and Victor Milner served as directors of photography for the English-language production.
The narrative is set in France and includes keywords such as Spain, Paris, and border crossing. The film has a runtime of 95 minutes and was released in 1936. It carries the tagline "Love was her precious loot!" Critical reception includes a review score of 9.1 out of 10 and a 100% rating, while audience metrics show a vote average of 7 and an IMDb rating of 7.1.
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7.0Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
Cast
- Marlene Dietrich as Madeleine de Beaupré
- Gary Cooper as Tom Bradley
- John Halliday as Carlos Margoli
- William Frawley as Mr. Gibson
- Ernest Cossart as Aristide Duvalle
- Akim Tamiroff as Avilia
Themes
- spain
- paris, france
- border crossing
- femme fatale
- donostia-san sebastian, spain
- american abroad
- jewel thief
- pearl necklace
- con woman
- hidden jewels
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Frank Borzage
- Screenwriter
- Samuel Hoffenstein
- Cast member
- Zeffie Tilbury
- Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Producer
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Cinematographer
- Victor Milner
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 90
- Image
- Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper in 'Desire', 1936.jpg
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- publication date
- 1936-01-01
- title
- Desire
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Desire (1936 film)
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