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La Bête Humaine
Release Date: December 23, 1938
Year | : | 1938 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Drama, Crime |
Production Companies | : | Paris Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
Director | : | Jean Renoir |
Producers | : | Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, Roland Tual |
Writers | : | Jean Renoir, Émile Zola, Denise Leblond |
RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
On board a train bound for the port city of Le Havre, France, railroad stationmaster Roubard murders Grandmorin, who seduced his beautiful young wife, Severine. Engineer Jacques Lantier, stuck in Le Havre while the train is being repaired, also begins a passionate affair with Severine, who tries to entice the handsome stranger to murder her controlling husband. However, Lantier has a secret urge of his own that changes everything.
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