France / Sep 05, 1956
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Micheline Luccioni | Clémence |
| Lucien Hubert | Mr Poisson |
| Jacques Harden | Goujet, le forgeron amoureux de Gervaise |
| Jacques Hilling | |
| Hélène Tossy | |
| Amédée | |
| Hubert de Lapparent | |
| Rachel Devirys | |
| Jacqueline Morane | |
| Yvonne Claudie | |
| Georges Paulais | |
| Gérard Darrieu | |
| Pierre Duverger | |
| Marcelle Féry | |
| Denise Péronne | Washerwoman (uncredited) |
| Simone Duhart | |
| André Wasley |
Genres
RomanceDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Gervaise |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cino del Duca, Agnès Delahaie Productions, Silver Films, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique |
| Release date | 5 settembre 1956 |
| Production | Agnès Delahaie |
| Writer | Émile Zola, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost |
| Editing | Henri Rust |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Assistant directors | Claude Clément, Serge Friedman, Léonard Keigel, René Clément |
| Camera operators | Robert Juillard |
| Additional photography | Robert Juillard |
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| Production design | Paul Bertrand |
| Art direction | Paul Bertrand |
| Set decoration | Paul Bertrand |
| Music | Georges Auric |
| Sound | Georges Auric |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Romania / Nov 26, 1957 / cinema: "Patria", "Al. Sahia" și "Miorița"
Russia / Mar 21, 1961
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