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Fear and Desire
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| Fear and Desire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Produced by | Stanley Kubrick |
| Written by | Howard Sackler |
| Starring | Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky |
| Distributed by | Joseph Burstyn |
| Release date(s) | 31 March 1953 |
| Running time | 72 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000 |
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Fear and Desire (1953) is a film by Stanley Kubrick about a team of soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in a fictional war. It was Kubrick's first feature, and he did most of the work on the film, including cinematography and editing. A good deal of the film's funding was provided by Kubrick's uncle, a wealthy pharmacist.
Despite the limited budget, and lack of experience from the cast and crew, the film garnered some respectable reviews as it went through the arthouse circuit in New York, many acknowledging the young director's potential. As well as being Kubrick's first feature, the film is also notable for being the film debut of Paul Mazursky, eventually better known as a director.
Highly sought after by Kubrick fans and movie aficionados, the director dismissed the film as an amateur project, later buying up as many prints as possible. His attempts to suppress the work were not entirely successful, with reportedly two remaining prints currently being held at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Also, many bootleg versions have sprung up, and distribution is increasing with the rise of DVD-Rs.
Although there is a limited amount that has been written on the film, some authors have given the film more attention than usual. Paulo Cherchi Usai has written an excellent essay for Image, the official journal of the George Eastman House. For books which give a fair amount of attention to Fear and Desire, see Norman Kagan's The Cinema of Stanley Kubrick, James Naremore's On Kubrick and Jason Sperb's The Kubrick Facade.
Films: Fear and Desire • Killer's Kiss • The Killing • Paths of Glory • Spartacus • Lolita • Dr. Strangelove • 2001: A Space Odyssey • A Clockwork Orange • Barry Lyndon • The Shining • Full Metal Jacket • Eyes Wide Shut
Shorts: Day of the Fight • Flying Padre • The Seafarers
Productions: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Kubrick's films in popular culture: I'm Spartacus! • Dr. Strangelove • 2001: A Space Odyssey • A Clockwork Orange • The Shining
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