The Lower Depths (1936)
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.
Release Date: 1936-12-11
Runtime: 92 minutes
Director: Jean Renoir
Top Cast
- Jean Gabin as Pepel Wasska
- Suzy Prim as Vassilissa Kostyleva
- Louis Jouvet as Le baron
- Jany Holt as Nastia, la prostituée
- Junie Astor as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
- Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène as Anna
- Vladimir Sokoloff as le vieux Kostileff
- Robert Le Vigan as l'acteur alcoolique
- Camille Bert as le comte
- André Gabriello as le commissaire Toptoum
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