husband wife relationship,family secrets,le havre, france,troubled marriage,railwayman,traumatized man,railway,inspired by novel or book

La Bête Humaine (1938)

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Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Jean Renoir
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    Lantier Jean Gabin
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    Séverine Simone Simon
  • Profile picture of Fernand Ledoux
    Roubaud Fernand Ledoux
  • Profile picture of Julien Carette
    Pecqueux Julien Carette
  • Profile picture of Blanchette Brunoy
    Flore Blanchette Brunoy
  • Profile picture of Gérard Landry
    Dauvergne Gérard Landry
  • Profile picture of Jenny Hélia
    Philomène Jenny Hélia
  • Profile picture of Colette Régis
    Victoire Colette Régis

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