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Lust for Life (1956
1956 in film

The year 1956 in film involved some significant events....
) is a MGM biographical film
Biographical film

File:Soviet Union-1964-stamp-Chapayev .jpgA biographical motion picture—often portmanteau biopic—is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people....
 about the life of the Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 painter Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch people Post-Impressionism artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art....
, based on the 1934 novel
Lust for Life (novel)

Lust for Life is a biographical novel written by Irving Stone and is based on the life of the famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh and his hardships....
 by Irving Stone
Irving Stone

Irving Stone was an United States writer known for his biography novels of famous historical personalities. His best known works are Lust for Life a biographical novel about the life of Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy a biographical novel about Michelangelo....
 and adapted by Norman Corwin
Norman Corwin

Norman Lewis Corwin is an United States writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest success was in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s and 1940s....
.

It was directed by Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli was a Hollywood film director and Theatre director. His skilled integration of story, music, lighting, and design elements in a film made him the most critically respected crafter of musical film....
 and produced by John Houseman
John Houseman

John Houseman was an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor-winning United States actor and film producer....
. The film stars Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas is an Academy Award-nominated United States actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches"....
 (who bore a surprising resemblance to Van Gogh), Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn was a two-time Academy Awards-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a Painting and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek , Lawrence of Arabia , and Federico Fellini's La strada....
, James Donald
James Donald

James Donald was a Scotland actor. Tall and gaunt, he specialized in playing authority figures; military officers, doctors or scientists.Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-30s, having been educated at Rossall School....
, Pamela Brown and Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane

Everett Sloane was an Cinema of the United States stage, film and television actor, songwriter, and theatre director....
.


movie won the Academy Award
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
 (Anthony Quinn). It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Award for Best Actor

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
 (Kirk Douglas), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Academy Award for Best Art Direction

The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in film. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art director#Film on a film....
 (Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Austin Cedric Gibbons, was an Irish American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of United States film....
, Hans Peters
Hans Peters (art director)

Hans Peters was an English art director. He was nominated for five Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Art Direction. ...
, E. Preston Ames
E. Preston Ames

E. Preston Ames first made inroads into Hollywood when he was a drawing working on The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Within five years he had become a fully fledged art director....
, Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Edwin Booth Willis was an award-winning motion picture set designer and decorator. Willis worked exclusively at MGM studios for his entire career....
, F. Keogh Gleason
F. Keogh Gleason

Francis Keogh Gleason was a resident set decorator at MGM studios for over 40 years. In that time he won 4 Academy Awards and was nominated an additional 3 times....
) and Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay

The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the screenwriter of a Adapted_screenplay from another source ....
.






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Lust for Life (1956
1956 in film

The year 1956 in film involved some significant events....
) is a MGM biographical film
Biographical film

File:Soviet Union-1964-stamp-Chapayev .jpgA biographical motion picture—often portmanteau biopic—is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people....
 about the life of the Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 painter Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch people Post-Impressionism artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art....
, based on the 1934 novel
Lust for Life (novel)

Lust for Life is a biographical novel written by Irving Stone and is based on the life of the famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh and his hardships....
 by Irving Stone
Irving Stone

Irving Stone was an United States writer known for his biography novels of famous historical personalities. His best known works are Lust for Life a biographical novel about the life of Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy a biographical novel about Michelangelo....
 and adapted by Norman Corwin
Norman Corwin

Norman Lewis Corwin is an United States writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest success was in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s and 1940s....
.

It was directed by Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli was a Hollywood film director and Theatre director. His skilled integration of story, music, lighting, and design elements in a film made him the most critically respected crafter of musical film....
 and produced by John Houseman
John Houseman

John Houseman was an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor-winning United States actor and film producer....
. The film stars Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas is an Academy Award-nominated United States actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches"....
 (who bore a surprising resemblance to Van Gogh), Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn was a two-time Academy Awards-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a Painting and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek , Lawrence of Arabia , and Federico Fellini's La strada....
, James Donald
James Donald

James Donald was a Scotland actor. Tall and gaunt, he specialized in playing authority figures; military officers, doctors or scientists.Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-30s, having been educated at Rossall School....
, Pamela Brown and Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane

Everett Sloane was an Cinema of the United States stage, film and television actor, songwriter, and theatre director....
.

Cast

  • Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas

    Kirk Douglas is an Academy Award-nominated United States actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches"....
     — Vincent Van Gogh
    Vincent van Gogh

    Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch people Post-Impressionism artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art....
  • Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn was a two-time Academy Awards-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a Painting and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Zorba the Greek , Lawrence of Arabia , and Federico Fellini's La strada....
     — Paul Gauguin
    Paul Gauguin

    Eug?ne Henri Paul Gauguin was a leading Post-Impressionism Painting. His bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetism style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral...
  • James Donald
    James Donald

    James Donald was a Scotland actor. Tall and gaunt, he specialized in playing authority figures; military officers, doctors or scientists.Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-30s, having been educated at Rossall School....
     — Theo Van Gogh
    Theo van Gogh

    Theo van Gogh may refer to:*Theo van Gogh , brother of the painter Vincent van Gogh*Theo van Gogh , great-grandson of the above...
  • Pamela Brown — Christine
  • Everett Sloane
    Everett Sloane

    Everett Sloane was an Cinema of the United States stage, film and television actor, songwriter, and theatre director....
     — Dr. Gachet
  • Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell

    Henry Daniell was an England actor, best known for his villainous screen roles, but who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films....
     — Theodorus Van Gogh
  • Madge Kennedy
    Madge Kennedy

    Madge Kennedy was a movie and stage actress of the silent film era.Kennedy came to New York City with her mother to paint. She was admitted to the Art Student's League....
     — Anna Cornelia Van Gogh
  • Noel Purcell
    Noel Purcell (actor)

    Noel Purcell was an Ireland film and television actor.Purcell was born in Dublin. He began his show business career at the age of 12 in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, Dublin....
     — Anton Mauve
    Anton Mauve

    Anton Rudolf Mauve was a Dutch Realism painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He is now best known for his influence on the early work of his cousin-by-law Vincent van Gogh....
  • Jeanette Sterke
    Jeanette Sterke

    Jeanette Sterke is an actress, who has had a long stage and television career. She is married to the actor Keith Michell. They have a son Paul and a daughter Helena....
     — Kay
  • Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis

    Niall MacGinnis was an Ireland actor who made 80 screen appearances. He appeared in such major films as Hamlet , Martin Luther , Chance of a Lifetime and Becket ....
     — Roulin
    The Roulin Family

    The Roulin Family is group of portraits Vincent van Gogh executed in Arles in 1888 and 1889.Joseph Roulin was born April 4 1841 in Lambesc, about 60 km east of Arles, and died in September 1903 in Marseille....


Awards

The movie won the Academy Award
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
 (Anthony Quinn). It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Award for Best Actor

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
 (Kirk Douglas), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Academy Award for Best Art Direction

The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in film. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art director#Film on a film....
 (Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Austin Cedric Gibbons, was an Irish American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of United States film....
, Hans Peters
Hans Peters (art director)

Hans Peters was an English art director. He was nominated for five Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Art Direction. ...
, E. Preston Ames
E. Preston Ames

E. Preston Ames first made inroads into Hollywood when he was a drawing working on The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Within five years he had become a fully fledged art director....
, Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Edwin Booth Willis was an award-winning motion picture set designer and decorator. Willis worked exclusively at MGM studios for his entire career....
, F. Keogh Gleason
F. Keogh Gleason

Francis Keogh Gleason was a resident set decorator at MGM studios for over 40 years. In that time he won 4 Academy Awards and was nominated an additional 3 times....
) and Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay

The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the screenwriter of a Adapted_screenplay from another source ....
.

Production Notes

MGM produced a short film Vincent Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light, narrated by Dore Schary
Dore Schary

Isidore 'Dore' Schary was an American motion picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright.Graduate of Central High School, Newark, New Jersey, Class of 1923....
 and showing the European locations used for the filming, to promote Lust for Life. In the film, Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment was a French people with the oldest people in history at age 122 years 164 days . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson....
, then 80, who knew Van Gogh when she was a young girl, meets star Kirk Douglas, and comments on how much he looks like the painter. This short promotional film is shown on Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies

Turner Classic Movies is a cable television channel featuring television commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros....
 occasionally. At the start and ending of the film, the creators list and thank a number of galleries, collectors, and historians whom allowed the works of Van Gogh to be photographed for the film.

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