Released:
1936-12-11

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.

Director:
Jean Renoir

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama, Romance, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Jean Gabin
  as
  Pepel Wasska
• 
  Suzy Prim
  as
  Vassilissa Kostyleva
• 
  Louis Jouvet
  as
  Le baron
• 
  Jany Holt
  as
  Nastia, la prostituée
• 
  Junie Astor
  as
  Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa