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Director Jean Renoir
Writer Jean Renoir (Writer), Evgeny Zamyatin (Writer), Jacques Companéez (Writer), Charles Spaak (Writer), Maxim Gorky (Theatre Play)
Original Title Les Bas-fonds
Release Date December 11, 1936
Runtime 92 min (1h 32m)
Country France
Language FR
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Albatros
The Lower Depths (1936)
Directed by Jean Renoir
"From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI"
⭐ 3.6 / 5 (85 votes) ⏱️ 92 min 🎬 Drama, Romance, Crime
Ratings Breakdown:
85 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Jean Renoir
Director
Writer Jean Renoir
Writer
Writer Evgeny Zamyatin
Writer
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Anna
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