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La bête humaine (1938)
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19 February 1940 (USA)
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Strawberry
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Betting
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Rain
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Cafe
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St Lazare France
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1 nomination
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good piece of cinematography
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jean Gabin | ... | Jacques Lantier |
| Simone Simon | ... | Séverine Roubaud |
| Fernand Ledoux | ... | Roubaud (as Ledoux Sociétaire de la Comédie Française) |
| Blanchette Brunoy | ... | Flore |
| Gérard Landry | ... | Le fils Dauvergne (as Gerard Landry) |
| Jenny Hélia | ... | Philomène Sauvagnat (as Jenny Helia) |
| Colette Régis | ... | Victoire Pecqueux (as Colette Regis) |
| Claire Gérard | ... | Une voyageuse (as Claire Gerard) |
| Charlotte Clasis | ... | Tante Phasie, la marraine de Lantier (as Germaine Clasis) |
| Jacques Berlioz | ... | Grandmorin (as Berlioz) |
| Tony Corteggiani | ... | Dabadie, le chef de section (as Cortegianni) |
| André Tavernier | ... | Le juge d'instruction Denizet |
| Marcel Pérès | ... | Un lampiste (as Perez) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | Cabuche |
| Julien Carette | ... | Pecqueux (as Carette) |
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100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Featured in Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
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Soundtrack:
Le coeur de Ninon
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I was very surprised when I watched this film; right in the beginning I spotted a great deal of similarities with Fritz Lang´s 1954 flick "Human Desire", with Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford, which I had previously seen. Both films are based on Zola´s story, and, obviously, the merit is Renoir´s, since his version is much better. The psychological and deep meaning beneath the coolness of the main character (Jacques Lantier, in a Gabin memorable performance) is handled superbly; so is his troubled relation with Simone´s character. Despite some boring shots, the photography and screenplay are gems, and "Bete Humaine" ends up being a great addition to Renoir´s filmography. I love him; "La Grande Ilusion" and "La Regle du Jeu" are two of my favorite films; a masterful storyteller and a curious observer of the human soul. A humanist.