Desire (1951 film)

Desire
Directed by	Karl Georg Külb
Written by	Karl Georg Külb
Produced by	Walter Pindter
Starring	Winnie Markus Richard Häussler Olga Tschechowa
Narrated by	The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Edited by	Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music by	Herbert Jarczyk
Production companies	Allegro Film Südwest Film
Distributed by	Siegel-Monopolfilm
Release date	2 March 1951 (1951-03-02)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. The plot is inspired by the 1884 short story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast

• Winnie Markus as Susanne Reval
• Richard Häussler as Robert von Raviguy
• Rolf von Nauckhoff as Martin Reval
• Olga Tschechowa as Frau des Bankpräsidenten
• Gisela Fackeldey as Vera Veron, Opernsängerin
• Udo Loeptin as Baranowski - Veras Impressario
• Fritz Odemar as Der Bankpräsident
• Walter Janssen as Dr. Richards - ein Arzt
• Rolf Moebius as Paul - ein Maler

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.

External links

• Desire at IMDb