The Lower Depths (1936)
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.
Watch nowDrama, Romance, Crime
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
- Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène — Anna
- Vladimir Sokoloff — le vieux Kostileff
- Robert Le Vigan — l'acteur alcoolique
- Camille Bert — le comte
- André Gabriello — le commissaire Toptoum
- René Génin — Lukas, le philosophe
- Léon Larive — Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
Where to watch The Lower Depths
Criterion Channel, France Channel Amazon Channel, Mometu
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