The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

7.3

Dec 11 1936

2h 32m

Drama, Romance, Crime

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.

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Pepel Wasska

Suzy Prim

Suzy Prim

Vassilissa Kostyleva

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

Le baron

Jany Holt

Jany Holt

Nastia, la prostituée