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The Lower Depths
Released: December 11, 1936 (1936)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Camille Bert as le comte
Age at release: 55
- Louis Jouvet as Le baron
Age at release: 48
- Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène as Anna
Age at release: 46
- Vladimir Sokoloff as le vieux Kostileff
Age at release: 46
- Suzy Prim as Vassilissa Kostyleva
Age at release: 40
- André Gabriello as le commissaire Toptoum
Age at release: 40
- Robert Le Vigan as l'acteur alcoolique
Age at release: 36
- Jean Gabin as Pepel Wasska
Age at release: 32
- Jany Holt as Nastia, la prostituée
Age at release: 27
- Junie Astor as Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
Age at release: 24
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- Léon Larive as Félix, le valet de chambre du baron
Age at release: 50
- René Génin as Lukas, le philosophe
Age at release: 46
- Maurice Baquet as Aliocha, le fou accordéoniste
Age at release: 25