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Gervaise

67.5 %|Sep 5, 1956|Romance, Drama

An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

Featured Crew

René Clément
Director
Jean Aurenche
Writer
Émile Zola
Novel
Pierre Bost
Writer
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Henri Rust
Editor
Serge Friedman
Assistant Director
Agnès Delahaie
Producer

Cast

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Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
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François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
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Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
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Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
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Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
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Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
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Florelle
Maman Coupeau
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Lucien Hubert
Mr Poisson
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Jacques Harden
Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise