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The Lower Depths (1936)

From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI

Genre : Romance, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Jean Renoir

Synopsis

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.

Actors

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
Jany Holt
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Anna
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
le vieux Kostileff
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
l'acteur alcoolique
Camille Bert
Camille Bert
le comte
André Gabriello
André Gabriello
le commissaire Toptoum
René Génin
René Génin
Lukas, le philosophe
Léon Larive
Léon Larive
Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
Maurice Baquet
Maurice Baquet
Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault
Uncredited

Crews

Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Director
Evgeny Zamyatin
Evgeny Zamyatin
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Jacques Companéez
Writer
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Writer
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Writer
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Writer
Alexandre Kamenka
Alexandre Kamenka
Producer
Jean Wiener
Jean Wiener
Music
Fédote Bourgasoff
Fédote Bourgasoff
Director of Photography
Jean Bachelet
Jean Bachelet
Director of Photography
Marguerite Renoir
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Robert Ivonnet
Robert Ivonnet
Sound Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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