The Lower Depths

Plot Summary

Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostyleva. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord's wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel's attempts at happiness are complicated when he's accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa.

Top Cast

Jean Gabin Pepel Wasska

Suzy Prim Vassilissa Kostyleva

Louis Jouvet Le baron

Jany Holt Nastia, la prostituée

Junie Astor Natacha, la sœur de Vassilissa