The Lower Depths (1937)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Pedro Puche

Synopsis

A melodrama telling the story of Ricardo, a young bourgeois who flees from justice for a crime of passion. It was made during the Spanish Civil War.

Actors

José Telmo
José Telmo
El Valencia
Rosita de Cabo
Rosita de Cabo
Rosa
José Baviera
José Baviera
Floreal
Rafael Navarro
Rafael Navarro
Ricardo
Pilar Torres
Pilar Torres
Mae
Matías Morro
Matías Morro
El borracho
Matilde Artero
Matilde Artero
La Celestina
Carmen Valor
Carmen Valor
La Barrientos

Crews

Pedro Puche
Pedro Puche
Director
Lluís Elias
Lluís Elias
Writer
Joan Dotras i Vila
Joan Dotras i Vila
Music
José María Beltrán
José María Beltrán
Cinematography
Juan Pallejá
Juan Pallejá
Editor

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