La Bête Humaine

La Bête Humaine

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 23, 1938

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.

La Bête Humaine

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 23, 1938

La Bête Humaine
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paris Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Original title La Bête humaine
Directors Jean Renoir
Writers Denise Leblond, Émile Zola, Jean Renoir

Cast

Jean Gabin

as Jacques Lantier

Simone Simon

as Séverine Roubaud

Fernand Ledoux

as Roubaud

Gérard Landry

as Le fils Dauvergne

Jenny Hélia

as Philomène Sauvagnat

Colette Régis

as Victoire Pecqueux

Claire Gérard

as Une voyageuse

Charlotte Clasis

as Tante Phasie, la marraine de Lantier

Jacques Berlioz

as Grandmorin

Tony Corteggiani

as Dabadie, le chef de section

André Tavernier

as Le juge d'instruction Denizet

Marcel Pérès

as Un lampiste

Jean Renoir

as Cabuche

Julien Carette

as Pecqueux