The Lower Depths 1936

From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI

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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.

Release Date 1936-12-11
Runtime 1h 32m
Directors Jean Renoir, Fédote Bourgasoff, Jean Bachelet
Producer Alexandre Kamenka
Writers Evgeny Zamyatin, Jacques Companéez, Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak, Maxim Gorky