La bête humaine

DVD - 2006

Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle.

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Subjects
Genres
Fiction films
Crime films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection [2006]
Language
French
English
Corporate Author
Paris Film Production
Corporate Author
Paris Film Production (production company)
Other Authors
Jean Renoir, 1894-1979 (film director), Robert Hakim, 1907-1992 (film producer), Raymond Hakim, 1909-1980 (actor), Jean Gabin, 1904-1976 (-), Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, 1897-1993, Blanchette Brunoy, 1915-2005, Jenny Hélia, 1906-1992, Gérard Landry, 1912-1999, Colette Regis, 1893-1978, Claire Gérard, 1889-1971, Germaine Clasis, Jacques Berlioz, 1889-1969, Tony Corteggiani, André (Actor) Tavernier, Jacques (Actor) Roussel, Marcel Pérès, 1898-1974, Julien Carette, 1897-1966, Émile Zola, 1840-1902
Edition
Special edition ; Full screen
Item Description
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1938.
Based on the novel by Émile Zola.
Special features: introduction to the film by Jean Renoir ; new interview with director Peter Bogdanovich ; archival footage of Renoir directing actress Simone Simon and interviews with Renoir, Émile Zola scholar Henri Mitterand, and others on adapting Zola to the screen ; gallery of on-set photographs and theatrical posters ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD format ; single sided ; Dolby digital mono.; region 1.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Curt Courant ; editor, Marguerite Houlet Renoir ; music, Joseph Kosma.
ISBN
9780780026247
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