L'Assommoir (1908)
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.
- Date of release
- 1908-12-21
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Albert Capellani
Casting
- Alexandre Arquillière — Coupeau
- Jacques Grétillat — Lantier
- Jacques Varennes
- Gabrielle Réjane
- Eugénie Nau — Gervaise
- Antoine
- Henri Gouget
- Catherine Fonteney — Virginie
- Mansuelle — Mes-Bottes
- Bazin — Bec-Salé
- Lucien Callamand — Bibi
- Irma Perrot — Madame Boche
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