La Bête Humaine

Dec 23, 1938

1h 38m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Paris Film Production

La Bête Humaine Trailers

Cast

Lantier

Jean Gabin

Séverine

Simone Simon

Roubaud

Fernand Ledoux

Pecqueux

Julien Carette

Flore

Blanchette Brunoy

Dauvergne

Gérard Landry

Philomène

Jenny Hélia

Victoire

Colette Régis

Voyager

Claire Gérard

Aunt Phasie

Charlotte Clasis

Grandmorin

Jacques Berlioz

Dabadie

Tony Corteggiani

Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.

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