The Lower Depths
1936/12/11 (US) | Drama, Romance, Crime
From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI
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.
Jean Renoir
Director
Lead Cast
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
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Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Anna
Vladimir Sokoloff
le vieux Kostileff
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Albatros
Crews
Roger Desormière
Conductor
Jean Renoir
Writer
Charles Spaak
Writer
Evgeny Zamyatin
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Writer
Alexandre Kamenka
Producer
Marguerite Renoir
Editor