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La Bête Humaine (1938)
La bête humaine (original title)

100 min  -  Drama  -   19 February 1940 (USA)
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Reviews: 35 user | 20 critic

Director:

Jean Renoir

Writer:

Émile Zola (novel), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Jean Gabin, Julien Carette and Simone Simon
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Gabin ...
Simone Simon ...
Séverine Roubaud
Fernand Ledoux ...
Roubaud (as Ledoux Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Blanchette Brunoy Blanchette Brunoy ...
Flore
Gérard Landry Gérard Landry ...
Le fils Dauvergne (as Gerard Landry)
Jenny Hélia Jenny Hélia ...
Philomène Sauvagnat (as Jenny Helia)
Colette Régis Colette Régis ...
Victoire Pecqueux (as Colette Regis)
Claire Gérard Claire Gérard ...
Une voyageuse (as Claire Gerard)
Charlotte Clasis Charlotte Clasis ...
Tante Phasie, la marraine de Lantier (as Germaine Clasis)
Jacques Berlioz Jacques Berlioz ...
Grandmorin (as Berlioz)
Tony Corteggiani Tony Corteggiani ...
Dabadie, le chef de section (as Cortegianni)
André Tavernier André Tavernier ...
Le juge d'instruction Denizet
Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès ...
Un lampiste (as Perez)
Jean Renoir ...
Cabuche
Julien Carette Julien Carette ...
Pecqueux (as Carette)
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Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Prison | Shovelling Coal | Shadow | Older Man Younger Woman Relationship  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Állat az emberben See more »

Filming Locations:

Campagne normande, Seine-Maritime, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paris Film See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Severine gives Roubaud a Nogent knife, which he is impressed with. The region of Nogent-Bassigny is a centre of French cutlery manufacture. It also the name of a company that makes knives and similar items. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Bad Education (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Le coeur de Ninon"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Maurice Nouhaud (1900)
Music by E. Becucci (from waltz "Tesoro mio")
Sung by Marcel Veyran See more »