Desire (1920)
An author's wishes are granted and make him rich, but it is a dream.
- Date of release
- 1920-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Director
- George Edwardes-Hall
Casting
- Dennis Neilson-Terry — Raphael Valentin
- Yvonne Arnaud — Pauline
- Christine Maitland — Fedora
- George W. Anson — Duval
- Chris Walker — Jonathan
- Pardoe Woodman — Emile
- Austin Leigh — Andre Valentin
- Saba Raleigh — Mother
Interesting facts
Desire is a 1920 British silent fantasy film directed by George Edwardes-Hall, produced by Edward Godal, and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Yvonne Arnaud and Christine Maitland. The film was known in England as The Magic Skin. The screenplay was based on the 1831 Honoré de Balzac novel Le Peau de Chagrin, which strangely was adapted to film three different times in 1920 alone, the other two being released as The Dream Cheater and Narayama.
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