Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire is a 1963 film directed by Richard Rush and starring Merle Oberon, Steve Cochran and Curd Jürgens.

Of Love and Desire
Theatrical poster
Directed byRichard Rush
Produced byVictor Stoloff
Screenplay byLászló Görög
Richard Rush
Story byVictor Stoloff
Jacquine Delessert
StarringMerle Oberon
Steve Cochran
Curd Jürgens
Music byRonald Stein
CinematographyAlex Phillips
Edited byHarry W. Gerstad
Production
company
New World Film Corporation
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 11, 1963 (1963-09-11)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Spanish

Plot

American engineer Steve Corey moves to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He finally is introduced to Katherine, and the man that he is taking over for, Bill Maxton, informs him that Katherine is his for the taking: "All you have to do is touch her—she goes off like fireworks. There were plenty of guys before me, and there'll be plenty after me."

Steve thinks that Katherine is what he expected but ends up developing a crush on her. As their relationship develops, Paul gets upset and reintroduces her ex-boyfriend Gus Cole to her to lure her away from Steve. Half-siblings Katherine and Paul are carrying some emotional damage from the past which they need to work out.

Principal cast
ActorRole
Merle OberonKatherine Beckmann
Steve CochranSteve Corey
Curd JürgensPaul Beckmann
John AgarGus Cole
Jan MurrayPete Madsen
Stanley AdamsMac Lunsford
Eduardo NoriegaSeñor Domínguez
Rebeca IturbideMrs. Renard
Elsa CárdenasSeñora Domínguez

Critical reception

From online reviewer website Cool Cinema Trash:

Of Love and Desire is an old-fashioned soap opera with a morality firmly entrenched in the 1950s. Sex before marriage is bad. End of story. The resulting guilt and shame this causes for the film's heroine is what makes Of Love and Desire such a melodramatic treat for fans of cool cinema trash.[1]

Soundtrack

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronald Stein.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Katherine's Love Theme: Sang by Sammy Davis Jr."2:10
2."Of Love And Desire Theme"2:16
3."The Garden"2:49
4."Acapulco"2:00
5."The Pool"2:29
6."The Terrace"2:49
7."Market Chase"1:40
8."The Acapulco Hilton Mariachi Samba Twist"2:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
9."Romantic Idyl"2:15
10."Mexico City"1:03
11."First Trio"2:11
12."Vocal Llorona And Walk Home"2:22
13."Rape Scene"2:20
14."Second Run"1:58
15."A Brother's Kiss"2:46
16."Katherine's Theme Denouement"3:14
gollark: In most cases, I doubt you'll notice the performance issue, if there even is one.
gollark: COMPILER POTATOING GOES THROUGH A PARSE TREE HOW CAN THAT BE FAST
gollark: Also also, we have JITs and stuff these days anyway, the line is blurred.
gollark: Also, not always.
gollark: Also, your unoptimized compilation process will probably be worse.

References
  1. "Of Love And Desire (1963)". Cool Cinema Trash.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
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