Gervaise
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.
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Cast and Crew
Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
Florelle
Maman Coupeau
Micheline Luccioni
Clémence
Lucien Hubert
Mr Poisson
Jacques Harden
Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise
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
Claude Clément
Assistant Director
Paul Bertrand
Production Design
Gervaise
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.
Orignal Language
fr
Duration
112 minutes
Genre
Romance, Drama
Status
Released
Release Data
1956-09-05
Production Companies
Cino del Duca, Agnès Delahaie Productions, Silver Films, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
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