The Lower Depths (1936)

★ 7.2 1h 32m IMDb
Drama Romance Crime
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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.

The Lower Depths

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Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin as Pepel Wasska Died 1976 · Paris, France Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in sev...
Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim as Vassilissa Kostyleva Died 1991 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet as Le baron Died 1951 · Crozon, Finistère, France Louis Jouvet (24 December 1887 - 16 August 1951) was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Jouvet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full...
Jany Holt
Jany Holt as Nastia, la prostituée Died 2005 · Bucharest, Romania
Junie Astor
Junie Astor as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa Died 1967 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff as le vieux Kostileff Died 1962 · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia] ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sokoloff (Russian: Владимир Александрович Соколов; December 26, 1889 – February 15, 1962) was a character actor on stage and particular...
Director Jean Renoir
Cast Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet, Jany Holt, Junie Astor, Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène, Vladimir Sokoloff, Robert Le Vigan, Camille Bert, André Gabriello

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