CinemaOSMovie · 1936 · 1h 32m
The Lower Depths

From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI

72%(84)IMDbDramaRomanceCrime

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.

Directed byJean Renoir

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
FR
Released
December 11, 1936
Studios
Albatros

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

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

Creative team
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Written by
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Evgeny Zamyatin
Evgeny Zamyatin
Produced by
Alexandre Kamenka

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