He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
DramaHistorysuicideparis, francepaintingartistgraveearmelancholypainterbiographyhistorical figurearttorment
- Suicide or self-harm
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Kirk DouglasVincent van Gogh
- Anthony QuinnPaul Gauguin
- James DonaldTheo van Gogh
- Pamela BrownChristine
- Everett SloaneDr. Gachet
- Niall MacGinnisRoulin
- Noel PurcellAnton Mauve
- Henry DaniellTheodorus van Gogh
- Madge KennedyAnna Cornelia van Gogh
- Jill BennettWillemien
Crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Norman CorwinScreenplay
- Irving StoneNovel
- Russell HarlanDirector of Photography
- Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Adrienne FazanEditor
- John HousemanProducer
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