Film

L'Assommoir

1908 · 36m · Drama

IMDb

6.0

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.

Alexandre Arquillière

Coupeau

Jacques Grétillat

Lantier

Jacques Varennes

Gabrielle Réjane

Eugénie Nau

Gervaise

Antoine

Henri Gouget

Catherine Fonteney

Virginie

Mansuelle

Mes-Bottes

Bazin

Bec-Salé

Lucien Callamand

Bibi

Irma Perrot

Madame Boche

Marie-Louise Roger

Nana

Harry Baur

Paul Capellani

• Albert CapellaniDirector · Writer
• Michel CarréWriter
• Émile ZolaNovel
• Pierre DecourcelleProducer

Release date

December 21, 1908

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

36m

Genres

Drama