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.jpg) Original French film poster for Désir (Desire) | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | Edwin Justus Mayer Waldemar Young Samuel Hoffenstein Hans Székely (play) Robert A. Stemmle (play) Vincent Lawrence Benn W. Levy |
| Produced by | Frank Borzage Ernst Lubitsch Henry Herzbrun (Executive producer) |
| Starring | Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper John Halliday William Frawley Akim Tamiroff Alan Mowbray |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang Victor Milner |
| Edited by | William Shea |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date |  11 April 1936 |
| Running time | USA 95 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Desire is an 1936 romantic drama film made by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch. It is a remake of the 1933 German film Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez. The screenplay was by Samuel Hoffenstein, Edwin Justus Mayer and Waldemar Young based on the play Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle. The music score was by Frederick Hollander and the cinematography by Charles Lang and Victor Milner. Marlene Dietrich's wardrobe was designed by Travis Banton.
The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper and John Halliday with William Frawley, Akim Tamiroff and Alan Mowbray.
Background and production
John Gilbert was initially cast as Carlos Margoli, which was to be his comeback role. He had a heart attack in his dressing room a few weeks later and was immediately replaced by John Halliday. A few days later, Gilbert died of alcohol-induced heart failure.
Some of the scenes in the film were directed by Ernst Lubitsch whilst Frank Borzage was fulfilling a prior commitment at Warner Bros.
The film was shot at Paramount Studios and the Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, California and, unusually for its time, on location in France and Spain.
Of this film, Dietrich herself said,
- The only film I need not be ashamed of is Desire, directed by Frank Borzage and based on a script by Ernst Lubitsch. I found Gary Cooper a little less monosyllabic than before. He was finally rid of Lupe Velez, who had been at his heels constantly throughout the shooting of Morocco.
and,
- Desire became a good film and, moreover, also proved to be a box-office success. The script was excellent, the roles superb - one more proof that these elements are more important than actors
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