La Bête Humaine
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.
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
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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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- Release date
- Dec 23, 1938
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
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- Language
- French
- Country
- France
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