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.

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Genres

Drama, Romance, Crime

Language

FR

Release Date

1936-12-11

Runtime

92 min

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Cast

Jean Gabin

Suzy Prim

Louis Jouvet

Jany Holt

Junie Astor

Nathalie Alexeief-Darsène

Vladimir Sokoloff

Robert Le Vigan

Camille Bert

André Gabriello