Released:
1956-09-05

Overview:
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

Director:
René Clément

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Romance, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Maria Schell
  as
  Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
• 
  François Périer
  as
  Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
• 
  Jany Holt
  as
  Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
• 
  Mathilde Casadesus
  as
  Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
• 
  Suzy Delair
  as
  Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise