Gervaise
Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
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Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
Known for
White Nights
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Emile Zola
novel
François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
Known for
The Lower Depths
Target
Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
Known for
Le Plaisir
Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
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Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
Known for
Two Men in Town
My Uncle Benjamin
Florelle
Maman Coupeau
Known for
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Les Misérables
Micheline Luccioni
Clémence
Known for
Jo
Distracted
Lucien Hubert
Mr Poisson
Known for
Forbidden Games
Eyes Without a Face
Jacques Harden
Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise
Known for
Lola
Jacques Hilling
Known for
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
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René Clément Director · Pierre Bost Writer Jean Aurenche Writer
First release September 5, 1956 · Produced in France · Production Agnès Delahaie Productions, Silver Films
Production
Cino del Duca
Production
Agnès Delahaie Productions
Production
Silver Films
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Production
Agnes Delahaie Productions
Production
France
Produced in
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 5, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Romania
November 26, 1957 · Theatrical · cinema: "Patria", "Al. Sahia" și "Miorița"
Russia
March 21, 1961 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 28, 1957 · Theatrical
XC
October 25, 1957 · Theatrical
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