A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
Unfortunately the movie Human Desire is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Alfred Hayes | Writer |
| Writing | Émile Zola | Novel |
| Directing | Fritz Lang | Director |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Lewis J. Rachmil | Producer |
| Art | Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Milton Feldman | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Sound | John P. Livadary | Sound |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William A. Lyon | Editor |
| Sound | John P. Livadary | Recording Supervision |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
