La Bête Humaine

Based On the book by Émile Zola

La Bête Humaine (English: The Human Beast and Judas Was a Woman) is a 1938 French crime drama film directed by Jean Renoir, with cinematography by Curt Courant. The picture features Jean Gabin and Simone Simon, and is loosely based on the 1890 novel La Bête humaine by Émile Zola. La Bête Humaine is partially set "on a train that may be thought of as one of the main characters in the film." Although generally listed as a romantic drama, it is sometimes thought to foreshadow the film noir genre. Fritz Lang directed an adaptation of the same source material as Human Desire 16 years later in the U.S. for Columbia Pictures.

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Release date:

December 23, 1938

Director:

Jean Renoir

Cast:

Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Jean Renoir, Fernand Ledoux, Julien Carette

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Country:

France

Language:

French

Year page:

1938 in adaptations