The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1936
1h 32m
7.2

7.2/10

79 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance Crime

"From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI"

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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Production Information

Production Companies
Albatros
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

slum realism naturalism slum dwellers

Quick Facts

Original Title Les Bas-fonds
Release Date December 11, 1936
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0027336

Cast

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
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

René Génin
René Génin

Lukas, le philosophe

Léon Larive
Léon Larive

Félix, le valet de chambre du baron

Key Crew

Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Writer
Evgeny Zamyatin
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Writer
Charles Spaak
Writer
Alexandre Kamenka
Producer