DRAMA . 1963 . 1h 34m . 5.0/10

Of Love and Desire_

"If you are an adult in every sense of the word you will not judge Katherine's temptations — until you know about Paul!"

American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine, and the man he is replacing, Bill Maxton, tells him that Katherine is his for the asking..."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 finds Katherine as advertised but he falls in love with her. Once he sees that the romance is for real, brother Paul is more than a little displeased at this turn of events and brings back one of Katherine's earlier flames, Gus Cole, to tempt Katherine away from Steve.

Starring Merle Oberon, Steve Cochran, Curd Jürgens

5.0/10

Rating

1h 34m

Runtime

1963

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

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If you are an adult in every sense of the word you will not judge Katherine's temptations — until you know about Paul!

American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine, and the man he is replacing, Bill Maxton, tells him that Katherine is his for the asking..."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 finds Katherine as advertised but he falls in love with her. Once he sees that the romance is for real, brother Paul is more than a little displeased at this turn of events and brings back one of Katherine's earlier flames, Gus Cole, to tempt Katherine away from Steve.

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Merle Oberon stars as Katherine Beckmann in Of Love and Desire.

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Year context

Of Love and Desire was released 63 years ago in 1963.

Overview

American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine,...

Of Love and Desire is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 34m.

CAST (12)

Merle Oberon

Katherine Beckmann

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Steve Corey

Curd Jürgens

John Agar

Steve Brodie

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Noriega

Mr. Dominguez

Rebeca Iturbide

Rebeca Iturbide

Elsa Cárdenas

Mrs. Domínguez

Tony Carbajal

Tony Carbajal

Dr. Renard

AM

Aurora Muñoz

Maria

FG

Félix González

Engineer

FD

Felipe de Flores

Julio

DETAILS

Release

September 11, 1963

Status

Released

Runtime

94 min (1h 34m)

Country

United States

Rating

5.0/10 (1 votes)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Of Love and Desire about?

American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine, and the man he is replacing, Bill Maxton, tells him that Katherine is his for the asking..."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 finds Katherine as advertised but he falls in love with her. Once he sees that the romance is for real, brother Paul is more than a little displeased at this turn of events and brings back one of Katherine's earlier flames, Gus Cole, to tempt Katherine away from Steve.

How long is Of Love and Desire?

Of Love and Desire has a runtime of 94 minutes (1h 34m).

Who stars in Of Love and Desire?

The cast of Of Love and Desire includes Merle Oberon, Steve Cochran, Curd Jürgens, John Agar, Steve Brodie.

What is the rating of Of Love and Desire?

Of Love and Desire has a rating of 5.0 out of 10 based on 1 votes on TMDB.

GENRES (1)

Drama