Drama ·Romance ·Thriller · France · 1938 · 1h 38m

La Bête Humaine

La Bête humaine

Director

Cast

Jean Gabin as Lantier Simone Simon as Séverine Fernand Ledoux as Roubaud Julien Carette as Pecqueux Blanchette Brunoy as Flore Gérard Landry as Dauvergne

Crew

Curt Courant — Director of Photography Marguerite Renoir — Editor Joseph Kosma — Original Music Composer Jean Renoir — Screenplay Émile Zola — Novel Robert Hakim — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

husband wife relationship based on novel or book family secrets le havre, france troubled marriage railwayman traumatized man railway

Key Collaborators

Jean Renoir Director Curt Courant Director of Photography Marguerite Renoir Editor Joseph Kosma Original Music Composer Jean Renoir Screenplay Émile Zola Novel Robert Hakim Producer Raymond Hakim Producer Eugène Lourié Production Design

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