The Lower Depths
1936 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Based on The Lower Depths
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-12-11
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 92 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (80 votes)
Themes
- slum
- realism
- naturalism
- slum dwellers
Awards & recognition
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1937
Cast & crew
Jean Gabin
as Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
as Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
as Le baron
Jany Holt
as Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
- NA
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
as Anna
Vladimir Sokoloff
as le vieux Kostileff
Robert Le Vigan
as l'acteur alcoolique
Camille Bert
as le comte
André Gabriello
as le commissaire Toptoum
Directed by Jean Renoir