The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Release Date: 1936-12-11

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.

Rating: 7.2 / 10

Cast

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

as Pepel Wasska

Suzy Prim

Suzy Prim

as Vassilissa Kostyleva

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

as Le baron

Jany Holt

Jany Holt

as Nastia, la prostituée

Junie Astor

Junie Astor

as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa

Crew

  • Jean Renoir - Director

  • Roger Desormière - Conductor

  • Evgeny Zamyatin - Writer

  • Jacques Companéez - Writer

  • Jean Renoir - Writer

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