The Human Beast

The Human Beast

La bête humaine
🎞️ Movie 100 min FR
โ˜… 7.5 /10 1938

Jacques Lantier is a train engineer who is prone to violent seizures, a condition he attributes to his forefathers' habit of excessive drinking. Roubaud is a train conductor on the same railroad that Lantier works on, married to the much younger Séverine. When Roubaud catches wind of his wife's affair with her godfather, the wealthy M. Grandmorin, he kills him during a train journey in a fit of jealousy. He makes sure that Séverine is also present, making her an accomplice to murder. Lantier, despite having witnessed them quite clearly in the train corridor, hides the fact during the investigation as he is attracted to Séverine. They both begin an affair, all the while Roubaud becomes increasingly withdrawn and starts to gamble. Séverine urges Lantier to kill her husband so that they would be free but she is unaware of Lantier's unfortunate condition.

Cast

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
Jacques Lantier
Julien Carette
Julien Carette
Pecqueux
Simone Simon
Simone Simon
Séverine Roubaud
Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux
Roubaud
Blanchette Brunoy
Blanchette Brunoy
Flore
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Gérard Landry
Dauvergne
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Jenny Hélia
Philomène Sauvagnat
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Colette Régis
Victoire Pecqueux
Claire Gérard
Claire Gérard
Une voyageuse
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Charlotte Clasis
Tante Phasie
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Composer
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Curt Courant
Cinematographer

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