La Bête Humaine (1938)
Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.
Director:
Jean Renoir
Writer:
Jean Renoir
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Jean Gabin as Lantier |
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Simone Simon as Séverine |
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Fernand Ledoux as Roubaud |
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Julien Carette as Pecqueux |
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Blanchette Brunoy as Flore |
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Gérard Landry as Dauvergne |
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Jenny Hélia as Philomène |
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Colette Régis as Victoire |
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Claire Gérard as Voyager |
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Charlotte Clasis as Aunt Phasie |
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Jacques Berlioz as Grandmorin |
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Tony Corteggiani as Dabadie |
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André Tavernier as Examining Magistrate Denizet |
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Jacques Roussel as Commissaire Cauche |
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Marcel Pérès as Lamplighter |
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Jean Renoir as Cabuche |
| Writing | Émile Zola | Novel |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Curt Courant | Director of Photography |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Camera | Alain Renoir | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Grégoire Metchikian | Production Manager |
| Directing | Claude Renoir Sr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Teisseire | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Camera Operator |
| Production | Frédéric Liotier | Administration |
| Production | Roland Tual | Production Director |
| Directing | Suzanne de Troeye | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sam Levin | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Maurice Pecqueux | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Guy Ferrier | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir | Editor |
| Production | Robert Hakim | Producer |
| Production | Raymond Hakim | Producer |