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The Lower Depths
"From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI"
1936 • 1h 32m • ★ 7.2 (79 votes) Released
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
Writer
Jean Renoir
Writer
Evgeny Zamyatin
Writer
Jacques Companéez
Rating
7.2
Runtime
92 min
Production
Albatros
Top Billed Cast
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Keywords
slumrealismnaturalismslum dwellers
