Vincent van Gogh is de typische miskende, getormenteerde artiest. Zijn obsessie voor schilderen en zijn psychische problemen zorgen voor een ongelukkig leven vol mislukkingen. Hij krijgt enig respect van zijn collega-schilders, in het bijzonder Paul Gauguin, maar kan niet met hen overweg.
Nee, helaas is Lust for Life nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Art | E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Art | F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Charles K. Hagedon | Colorist |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Writing | Norman Corwin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irving Stone | Novel |
| Production | John Houseman | Producer |
| Production | Jud Kinberg | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
