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Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.Read moreLess
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
The story
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
Cast & crew
Alexandre ArquillièreCoupeau
Jacques GrétillatLantier
Jacques VarennesCast
Gabrielle RéjaneCast
Eugénie NauGervaise
Henri GougetCast
Catherine FonteneyVirginie
Lucien CallamandBibi
Irma PerrotMadame BocheExplore the crew
- Director
- Albert Capellani
- Writer
- Michel Carré
- Writer
- Albert Capellani
- Producer
- Pierre Decourcelle