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Overview

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Director:
Jean Renoir
Writer:
Émile Zola (novel)
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Release Date:
19 February 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A story of murder and it was made 1938! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jean Gabin ... Jacques Lantier
Simone Simon ... Séverine Roubaud
Fernand Ledoux ... Roubaud (as Ledoux Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Blanchette Brunoy ... Flore
Gérard Landry ... Le fils Dauvergne (as Gerard Landry)
Jenny Hélia ... Philomène Sauvagnat (as Jenny Helia)
Colette Régis ... Victoire Pecqueux (as Colette Regis)
Claire Gérard ... Une voyageuse (as Claire Gerard)
Charlotte Clasis ... Tante Phasie, la marraine de Lantier (as Germaine Clasis)
Jacques Berlioz ... Grandmorin (as Berlioz)
Tony Corteggiani ... Dabadie, le chef de section (as Cortegianni)
André Tavernier ... Le juge d'instruction Denizet
Marcel Pérès ... Un lampiste (as Perez)
Jean Renoir ... Cabuche
Julien Carette ... Pecqueux (as Carette)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Judas Was a Woman (UK)
The Human Beast
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Company:
Paris Film more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in La mala educación (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Le coeur de Ninon more

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9 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
A story of murder and it was made 1938!, 15 August 2002
Author: anton-6 from sweden

Jean Renoir is one of the most famous & probably one of the best directors but sadly I have only seen two, this one and the masterpiece "Grand illusion". It's an excellent screen adaptation of Émile Zola's novel, it also has very beautiful photography and the acting is superb. Jean Gabin is one of my personal favorite actors. It ask the question: What makes a person to kill another human being?

It's a very inspiring film and I have not seen Fritz Lang's version of the film. Some of the sequences in the film can be compared to Hitchcock and it is a highly recommended classic. It also is very interesting because it was made in 1938.

RATING: 9/10

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