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La Bête Humaine

La Bête Humaine

19387.11h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean Renoir
Written by Émile Zola, Jean Renoir
Produced by Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
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Top Cast

Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

Lantier

Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Séverine

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Roubaud

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Pecqueux

Blanchette Brunoy

Blanchette Brunoy

Flore

Gérard Landry

Gérard Landry

Dauvergne

Jenny Hélia

Jenny Hélia

Philomène

Colette Régis

Colette Régis

Victoire

Claire Gérard

Claire Gérard

Voyager

Charlotte Clasis

Charlotte Clasis

Aunt Phasie

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Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookfamily secretsle havre, francetroubled marriagerailwaymantraumatized manrailway

About La Bête Humaine

La Bête Humaine is a drama, romance, thriller film released in 1938 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, family secrets, le havre, france, troubled marriage, railwayman. Directed by Jean Renoir, it stars Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux. 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.

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