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| Jean Gabin | ... | Pepel Wasska | |
| Suzy Prim | ... | Vassilissa Kostyleva | |
| Louis Jouvet | ... | Le baron | |
| Jany Holt | ... | Nastia | |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Kostylev | |
| Robert Le Vigan | ... | L'acteur alcoolique | |
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Camille Bert | ... | Le comte |
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René Génin | ... | Louka - le philosophe (as René Genin) |
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Paul Temps | ... | Satine - le télégraphiste |
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Robert Ozanne | ... | Jabot de Travers |
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Henri Saint-Isle | ... | Klestch - le cordonnier (as Saint-Iles) |
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Alex Allin | ... | Tatar |
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André Gabriello | ... | Toptoun - l'inspecteur des garnis |
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Léon Larive | ... | Felix - le valet du baron |
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Nathalie Alexeeff | ... | Anna - un pauvresse qui se meurt |
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The winner of the Louis Delluc Prize as the most outstanding French photo-play of 1936, as selected by the Young Independent Critics of France (an organization and not a description.) The film treats the imprisoning hold of poverty; the disheartening odds of people rising from such social despair, and the ease in which those in the upper spheres of Society may descend. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
10 September 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Lower Depths See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Wasska Pepel: Stop it.
Vassilissa Kostyleva: You don't love me anymore. Why not?
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, which is included with The Lower Depths (1957), spine #239. See more »Goofs
As Kostylev lies dead on the anvil, the shadow of the camera can be seen approaching on the ground. See more »Quotes
Vassilissa Kostyleva: One day, everything will be ours. We'll go away together. To live the good life where no one knows us.Wasska Pepel: Stop it.
Vassilissa Kostyleva: You don't love me anymore. Why not?
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Watch this movie if only to see the soul of Jean Gabin as it plays across his face. Louis Jouvet as the Baron is a marvel of understatement, of course. Beautifully filmed, the world of black and white film is a pleasure, in this movie, to watch. The scenes and the plot remind us of life not so long ago, a life that was harsh and brutal and filled with class divisions, you were wealthy or you were wretched. It made me want to read the original play by Maxim Gorky. Apparently Yvgeny Zamyatin, a long forgotten but brilliant Russian writer, contributed to the screenplay as well. Jean Gabin is a great actor, few people recognize his marvelous talents.