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La Bête Humaine is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean Renoir released in USA on 19 february 1940 with Jean Gabin
La Bête Humaine (1938)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 february 1940
Length 1h40
Directed by Jean Renoir
OriginFrance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Rating74%
La Bête Humaine (English: The Human Beast and Judas Was a Woman) is a 1938 French film directed by Jean Renoir, with cinematography by Curt Courant. The picture features Jean Gabin, and is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Émile Zola.
La Bête Humaine is partially set "on a train that may be thought of as one of the main characters in the film." Although generally listed as a romantic drama, it is sometimes considered a precursor to the film noir genre.
Synopsis
The story centers on a train engineer Jacques Lantier (Jean Gabin) who lusts after Séverine Roubaud (Simone Simon), the wife of his co-worker Roubaud (Fernand Ledoux).Actors
Jean Gabin
(Lantier)
Simone Simon
(Séverine)
Fernand Ledoux
(Roubaud)
Jean Renoir
(Cabuche)
Blanchette Brunoy
(Flore)
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