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.
Release Date:
1956-09-05
Runtime:
112 minutes
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Produced by:
Cino del Duca Agnès Delahaie Productions Silver Films Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
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Starring:
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
Florelle
as Maman Coupeau
Micheline Luccioni
as Clémence
Lucien Hubert
as Mr Poisson
Jacques Harden
as Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise
Jacques Hilling
Hélène Tossy
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Amédée
Hubert de Lapparent
Rachel Devirys
Jacqueline Morane
Yvonne Claudie
Georges Paulais
Gérard Darrieu
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Pierre Duverger
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Marcelle Féry
Denise Péronne
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
Simone Duhart
André Wasley
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Ariane Lancell
Aram Stephan
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Jean Relet
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Roger Dalphin
Jean Daurand
as Worker (uncredited)
Armand Lurville