Fear and Desire

Movie · War & Military · Drama

Virtually unseen since its theatrical premiere in 1953, Fear and Desire is the ambitious first feature film by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. An existential war film often compared with the director's Paths of Glory (1957) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), Fear and Desire follows a squad of soldiers who have crash-landed behind enemy lines and must work their way downriver to rejoin their unit.

1953 · 1h 8m
Director Stanley Kubrick

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Fear and Desire

War & Military

Virtually unseen since its theatrical premiere in 1953, Fear and Desire is the ambitious first feature film by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. An existential war film often compared with the director's Paths of Glory (1957) and Full Metal Jacket (1987), Fear and Desire follows a squad of soldiers who have crash-landed behind enemy lines and must work their way downriver to rejoin their unit.

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Average 5.6
Reviews 20
Fresh 14
Rotten 6

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Studio
Filmhub
Released
1953
Run Time
1 hr 8 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1952 Martin Perveler

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.