Desire

Apr 11, 1936

1h 35m

★ 6.9

Love was her precious loot!

Overview

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

Genres

Romance

Crime

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Desire Trailers

Cast

Madeleine de Beaupré

Marlene Dietrich

Tom Bradley

Gary Cooper

Carlos Margoli

John Halliday

Mr. Gibson

William Frawley

Aristide Duvalle

Ernest Cossart

Avilia

Akim Tamiroff

Dr. Maurice Pauquet

Alan Mowbray

Aunt Olga

Zeffie Tilbury

Clerk With Gun

George MacQuarrie

Customs Official

Robert Emmett O'Connor

French Garage Man (uncredited)

George Davis

Pedro, the Butler (uncredited)

Enrique Acosta

Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake jewellery scam... Then Tanya meets the dashing young Paul Vernay. At first she wants to rob him. Then she decides she wants to marry him and to leave her criminal past behind her. Her accomplices agree but only if she'll join them in one last, big swindle...

6.3

Black Angel

May 30, 1998

Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuza boss specializing in drugs and murder. He gained absolute power by executing the former boss and marrying his daughter, Chiaki. Only the mysterious Ikko, Chiaki's half-sister threatens him. Inspired by a legendary hit-woman, Ikko calls herself the Black Angel and plans to wash away her father's murderer with a deluge of blood.

6.5

Black Angel 2

Nov 13, 1999

Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry, however, as the crime boss' bodyguard steps in the way. It's none other than Yamambe, who once rescued Mayo from a rape and has lived in her heart since then.

0.0

All Said

Nov 28, 2024

During a duel, two quirky cowboys are interviewed separately, expressing on camera their true intentions.

8.2

Notre-Dame de Paris

Sep 16, 1998

A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.

5.7

Love on a Pillow

Sep 5, 1962

A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emotionally, yet she can't seem to tear herself away from him.

6.3

Love Is My Profession

Sep 17, 1958

Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.

6.2

Plucking the Daisy

Jul 25, 1956

Due to an urgent need of money, aspiring writer Agnes participates in an amateur striptease contest. Her new boyfriend, Daniel, who is a reporter by profession, covers the contest for his magazine.

6.9

So Long at the Fair

May 31, 1950

Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.

6.3

Ninette and a Gentleman from Murcia

Jan 17, 1966

Murcia, Spain. Andrés, a bland merchant, owner of a bookshop, decides to take a trip to Paris, where his friend Armando lives.

0.0

Beatus Ille

Nov 24, 2023

An urbanite moves to the countryside just before the outbreak of COVID-19. His unusual lockdown leads to irreparable damage.

6.5

The Swindle

Oct 15, 1997

Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home, earning their living as petty con artists, until one day they find themselves involved in an international money scam which takes them on a globe-trotting adventure.

0.0

Lo dejo cuando quiera

Sep 21, 2023

No overview available.

7.8

Small Sacrifices

Nov 12, 1989

A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.

7.5

The Story of a Cheat

Oct 2, 1936

Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...

5.5

Flaxy Martin

Feb 15, 1949

Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has shady connections, becomes a suspect in a murder, Walter takes the fall. However, on his way to prison, he escapes, determined to bring the real killer to justice.

5.9

Men in Black: International

Jun 12, 2019

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

0.0

Various Facts About Paris

Jul 19, 1950

Full of hopes, the young Raymonde leaves her country life in north of France to work in Paris. She promises her first love, François, that she will return to marry him. But their lives take differents paths, even if they never stop loving each other.