Bas-fonds, Les 1936

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Jean Renoir
Written by: Jean Renoir & Charles Spaak & Jacques Companéez & Evgeny Zamyatin & Maxim Gorky
Runtime: 92 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI
Cast:
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska 
Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva 
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
Le baron 
Jany Holt
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée 
Junie Astor
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa 
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène
Anna 
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Also known as:
  • Los bajos fondos
  • 밑바닥