Fear and Desire
Trapped… 4 desperate men and a strange half-animal girl!
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.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Action
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $53,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Mar 31, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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