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The Lower Depths
General Details
Director:
Jean Renoir
Writer:
Maxim Gorky, Yevgeni Zamyatin
Theatrical:
1936
Rated:
Unrated
Studio:
Films Albatros
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Duration:
90
IMDb:
0027336
DVD Details
Languages:
French
Subtitles:
English
Sound:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
UPC:
9780780026995
Discs:
2
Region:
1
Release:
May 2003
Price:
$39.95
Credits
Wasska Pepel
Jean Gabin
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Suzy Prim
Le baron / The Baron
Louis Jouvet
Nastia
Jany Holt
Kostylev
Vladimir Sokoloff
The Alcoholic Actor
Robert Le Vigan
The Count
Camille Bert
Louka, the wise old man (as René Genin)
René Génin
Satine
Paul Temps
Jabot de Travers
Robert Ozanne
Kletsch, the cobbler (as Saint-Iles)
Henri Saint-Isle
Alex Allin
The Inspector
André Gabriello
Felix, le majordomo
Léon Larive
Anna, the dying woman
Nathalie Alexeeff
Summary
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.