

The Lower Depths (1937)
- NR
- 09/10/1937 (US)
- Drama, Romance, Crime
- 1h 32m
From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI
Overview
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.
Jean Renoir
Director, WriterEvgeny Zamyatin
WriterJacques Companéez
WriterCharles Spaak
WriterMaxim Gorky
NovelCast

Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de VassilissaNathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Anna
Vladimir Sokoloff
le vieux Kostileff