Fear and Desire (1953)

03/31/1953 (US) • 1h 2m

Drama, War, Thriller

Trapped… 4 desperate men and a strange half-animal girl!

Overview

After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.

Top Billed Cast

Kenneth Harp

Lt. Corby / The General

Stephen Coit

Fletcher / The Captain

David Allen

Narrator (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$53,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

airplane

soldier

war

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