Movie Description
Les Bas-fonds
(1936)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Producer : Alexandre Kamenka
- Writer : Jean Renoir,Charles Spaak,Evgeny Zamyatin,Jacques Companéez
- Editor : Marguerite Renoir
- Cast : Jean Gabin,Suzy Prim,Louis Jouvet,Jany Holt,Junie Astor,Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène,Vladimir Sokoloff,Robert Le Vigan,Camille Bert,André Gabriello,René Génin,Léon Larive,Maurice Baquet,Paul Grimault
Cast
Pepel Wasska
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Le baron
Nastia, la prostituée
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
le vieux Kostileff
l'acteur alcoolique
le comte
le commissaire Toptoum
Lukas, le philosophe
Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Uncredited
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Facts
Original TitleLes Bas-fonds
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-12-11
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 32m
Production CompaniesAlbatros
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
- Crime
