Desire (1951 film)

Desire
Directed byKarl Georg Külb
Written byKarl Georg Külb
Produced byWalter Pindter
StarringWinnie Markus
Richard Häussler
Olga Tschechowa
Narrated byThe Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
CinematographyFriedl Behn-Grund
Edited byGertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music byHerbert Jarczyk
Production
companies
Allegro Film
Südwest Film
Distributed bySiegel-Monopolfilm
Release date
  • 2 March 1951 (1951-03-02)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Desire (German: Begierde) is a 1951 West German historical drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Winnie Markus, Richard Häussler and Olga Tschechowa.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht.[2] The plot is inspired by the 1884 short story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant.

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Bibliography

  • Beever. Antony. The Mystery of Olga Chekhova. Penguin, 2005.
  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.