Fear and Desire

Fear and Desire

Trapped… 4 desperate men and a strange half-animal girl!

NR 1953 · 62 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, War, Thriller

After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Written by Howard Sackler

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