L'Assommoir

L'Assommoir

36 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 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.

L'Assommoir

36 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 1908

L'Assommoir
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Pathé Frères, Société cinématographique des auteurs et gens de lettres (SCAGL)
Original title L'Assommoir
Directors Albert Capellani
Writers Michel Carré, Albert Capellani, Émile Zola

Cast

Jacques Grétillat

as Lantier

Eugénie Nau

as Gervaise

Antoine

as

Catherine Fonteney

as Virginie

Mansuelle

as Mes-Bottes

Bazin

as Bec-Salé

Irma Perrot

as Madame Boche