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6.7An 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.
Released: 1956-09-05112 minDir: René ClémentRomance, Drama
Cast
- Maria Schell as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
- François Périer as Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
- Jany Holt as Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
- Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
- Suzy Delair as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
- Armand Mestral as Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1956
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- French
- Based on
- L'Assommoir
- Director
- René Clément
- Screenwriter
- Pierre Bost
- Composer
- Georges Auric
- Producer
- Agnès Delahaie
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Categories
1950s historical drama films1956 drama films1956 films1956 French films1956 French-language filmsBest Film BAFTA Award winnersFilms about alcoholismFilms based on L'AssommoirFilms directed by René ClémentFilms scored by Georges AuricFilms set in the 19th centuryFilms with screenplays by Jean Aurenche