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La Bête Humaine
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Title: La Bête Humaine

Release Date: 23 Dec 1938

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Paris Film Production

Production Companies: Paris Film Production

Overview: Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

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Average Vote: 7 (213 votes)

Cast

  • Lantier: Jean Gabin
  • Séverine: Simone Simon
  • Roubaud: Fernand Ledoux
  • Pecqueux: Julien Carette
  • Flore: Blanchette Brunoy
  • Dauvergne: Gérard Landry
  • Philomène: Jenny Hélia
  • Victoire: Colette Régis
  • Voyager: Claire Gérard
  • Aunt Phasie: Charlotte Clasis
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