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Fear and Desire

"Trapped… 4 desperate men and a strange half-animal girl!"

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NR 1953 · 1h 2m
Drama, Thriller, War
Starring Frank Silvera · Paul Mazursky · Stephen Coit
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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.

Theatrical
Mar 31, 1953
Budget
$53K
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 23, 2012
Theaters
1
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producers
Stanley Kubrick, Martin Perveler
Music
Gerald Fried
Studio
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) airplane soldier war
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Frank Silvera
Mac
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Paul Mazursky
Sidney
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Stephen Coit
Fletcher / The Captain
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Virginia Leith
The Girl

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