La Bête Humaine (1940)

  • NR
  • 02/19/1940 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • 1h 38m

Overview

Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

Émile Zola

Novel

Jean Renoir

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Jean Gabin's headshot

Jean Gabin

Lantier
Simone Simon's headshot

Simone Simon

Séverine
Fernand Ledoux's headshot

Fernand Ledoux

Roubaud
Julien Carette's headshot

Julien Carette

Pecqueux
Blanchette Brunoy's headshot

Blanchette Brunoy

Flore
Gérard Landry's headshot

Gérard Landry

Dauvergne
Jenny Hélia's headshot

Jenny Hélia

Philomène
Colette Régis's headshot

Colette Régis

Victoire

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