The Lower Depths
11 December 1936| 92 min
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.
Genres
DramaRomanceCrime
Cast
Jean Gabin
Suzy Prim
Louis Jouvet
Jany Holt
Junie Astor
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Vladimir Sokoloff
Robert Le Vigan
Camille Bert
André Gabriello
René Génin
Léon Larive
Maurice Baquet
Paul Grimault
