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Desire (1946)
91 min | Drama

Desire (1946)

91 min | Drama

Paola, a Rome call girl, returns home to her village in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a former lover, and lusted after by her brother-in-law, she turns to her beloved sister for support.

Directors

Marcello Pagliero | Roberto Rossellini

Writers

Rosario Leone (screenplay) | Giuseppe De Santis (screenplay) | Roberto Rossellini (screenplay) | Diego Calcagno (screenplay) & 3 more

Composer

Renzo Rossellini

Cinematographers

Rodolfo Lombardi | Ugo Lombardi

Editor

Marcello Pagliero

Production Designer

Virgilio Marchi

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Updated Sep 9, 1946

Release date

Feb 8, 1950 (United States)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Massimo Girotti Nando Mancini Nando Mancini See fewer	Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Carlo Ninchi Giovanni Mirelli Giovanni Mirelli See fewer	Constantine and the Cross (1961)
Elli Parvo Paola Previtali (as Elly Parvo) Paola Previtali (as Elly Parvo) See fewer	Miseria e nobiltà (1940)
Roswita Schmidt Anna Previtali Mancini Anna Previtali Mancini See fewer	Il momento più bello (1957)
Lia Corelli Elena Elena See fewer	I Have Lost My Husband (1937)
Francesco Grandjacquet Riccardo (as Francesco Grandjachet) Riccardo (as Francesco Grandjachet) See fewer	Rome, Open City (1945)
Jucci Kellerman Lia Lia See fewer	Cronaca nera (1947)
Spartaco Conversi Actor Actor See fewer	The Great Silence (1968)
Giovanna Scotto Elvira Previtali - mamma di Paola ed Anna Elvira Previtali - mamma di Paola ed Anna See fewer	Flying Squadron (1949)
Astorre Pederzoli Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Invader (1949)
Tito Rinaldi Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Güemes - la tierra en armas (1971)