Gervaise
René Clément1956-09-05
6.7
112 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Maria Schell | Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse | Unowned |
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François Périer | Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur | Unowned |
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Jany Holt | Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau | Unowned |
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Mathilde Casadesus | Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse | Unowned |
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Suzy Delair | Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise | Unowned |
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Armand Mestral | Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise | Unowned |
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Florelle | Maman Coupeau | Unowned |
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Micheline Luccioni | Clémence | Unowned |
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Lucien Hubert | Mr Poisson | Unowned |
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Jacques Harden | Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise | Unowned |
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Jacques Hilling | Unowned | |
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Hélène Tossy | Unowned | |
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Amédée | Unowned | |
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Hubert de Lapparent | Unowned | |
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Rachel Devirys | Unowned | |
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Jacqueline Morane | Unowned | |
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Yvonne Claudie | Unowned | |
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Georges Paulais | Unowned | |
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Gérard Darrieu | Unowned | |
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Pierre Duverger | Unowned | |
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Marcelle Féry | Unowned | |
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Denise Péronne | Washerwoman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Simone Duhart | Unowned | |
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André Wasley | Unowned | |
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Ariane Lancell | Unowned | |
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Aram Stephan | Unowned | |
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Jean Relet | Unowned | |
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Roger Dalphin | Unowned | |
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Jean Daurand | Worker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Armand Lurville | Unowned | |
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Jean Gautrat | Unowned | |
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Yvette Cuvelier | Unowned | |
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Paul Préboist | Unowned |