Movielogr
Gervaise (1956)
Directed by René Clément
Overview
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.
Length 112 minutes
Actors
Maria Schell | François Périer | Jany Holt | Mathilde Casadesus | Suzy Delair | Armand Mestral | Florelle | Micheline Luccioni | Lucien Hubert | Jacques Harden