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The Lower Depths
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December 11, 1936
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Drama, Romance, Crime
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.
Featured Crew
Jean Renoir
Director
Charles Spaak
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Writer
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Cast
![Jean Gabin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//pmFuOVTQvYdgmN7cYOuyJHPfMRt.jpg)
Jean Gabin
Pepel Wasska
![Suzy Prim](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//49H6995QQomKqYEzZFida5XIxMC.jpg)
Suzy Prim
Vassilissa Kostyleva
![Louis Jouvet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//7QQ8sgOVDHxm2RNnLi7Uaplrtju.jpg)
Louis Jouvet
Le baron
![Jany Holt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//jNqItAweBOwtmLmKsRV4OAGdhGC.jpg)
Jany Holt
Nastia, la prostituée
![Junie Astor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//btuzoJHNQTwdbSZOfwX7BbHQtoq.jpg)
Junie Astor
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa