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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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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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Gervaise(1956)
September 5, 1956 · 1h 52m
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.
Cast and Crew
MORE CAST & CREWMaria 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
