Movie1956112 minReleased

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.

RomanceDrama

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Language

Original release language

Production

Cino del Duca

Lead production company

Scope

112 min

Total runtime

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Cast

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Featured Cast

Maria Schell

Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse

François Périer

Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur

Jany Holt

Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau

Mathilde Casadesus

Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse

Suzy Delair

Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise

Armand Mestral

Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise

Florelle

Maman Coupeau

Micheline Luccioni

Clémence

Lucien Hubert

Mr Poisson

#10

Jacques Harden

Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise

#11

Jacques Hilling

Acting

#12

Hélène Tossy

Acting

Crew

Key crew roles and departments.

René Clément

Director

Directing

Émile Zola

Novel

Writing

Pierre Bost

Writer

Writing

Agnès Delahaie

Producer

Production

Georges Auric

Original Music Composer

Sound

Robert Juillard

Director of Photography

Camera

Henri Rust

Editor

Editing

Paul Bertrand

Production Design

Art

Léonard Keigel

Assistant Director

Directing

Videos

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Videos

Gervaise (1956) - Trailer with French subtitles

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1400 × 2100

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FR

1000 × 1500

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TMDB Score

6.7

from 56 ratings

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