The Lower Depths(1936)
From the world-famous play by MAXIM GORKI
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.
Movie: The Lower Depths
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pepel Wasska
Vassilissa Kostyleva
Le baron
Nastia, la prostituée
Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa
le vieux Kostileff
l'acteur alcoolique
le comte
le commissaire Toptoum
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