The Lower Depths

1936 · directed by Jean Renoir

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

The Lower Depths (1936), directed by Jean Renoir, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jean Gabin
  • Suzy Prim
  • Louis Jouvet
  • Jany Holt
  • Junie Astor
  • Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
  • Vladimir Sokoloff
  • Robert Le Vigan
  • Camille Bert
  • André Gabriello

Crew

  • Fédote Bourgasoff — Director of Photography
  • Jean Bachelet — Director of Photography
  • Marguerite Renoir — Editor
  • Charles Spaak — Writer
  • Evgeny Zamyatin — Writer
  • Jacques Companéez — Writer
  • Jean Renoir — Writer

More from Jean Renoir

  1. The Rules of the Game (1939) — 99/100 · hit
  2. Grand Illusion (1937) — 87/100 · hit
  3. La Chienne (1931) — 84/100 · hit
  4. A Day in the Country (1946) — 84/100 · hit
  5. French Cancan (1955) — 84/100 · hit
  6. Toni (1935) — 83/100 · hit

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