The Lower Depths (1936)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 6.399 |
Directed By
Jean Renoir
Crew
Jean Renoir
Roger Desormière
Jean Renoir
Charles Spaak
Evgeny Zamyatin
Jacques Companéez
Alexandre Kamenka
Marguerite Renoir
Robert Ivonnet
Jean Bachelet
Fédote Bourgasoff
Jean Wiener
Maxim Gorky
Roger Forster
TOP CAST
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
Vladimir Sokoloff
le vieux Kostileff
Robert Le Vigan
l'acteur alcoolique
Camille Bert
le comte
André Gabriello
le commissaire Toptoum
René Génin
Lukas, le philosophe
Léon Larive
Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
Maurice Baquet
Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Paul Grimault
Uncredited
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