| The Lower Depths | |
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| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | Yevgeni Zamyatin Jacques Companéez Jean Renoir Charles Spaak |
| Based on | The Lower Depths 1902 play by Maxim Gorky |
| Produced by | Alexandre Kamenka |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Suzy Prim Louis Jouvet |
| Cinematography | Fédote Bourgasoff |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Lower Depths (French: Les Bas-fonds) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim and Louis Jouvet. It is based on the 1902 play of the same title by Maxim Gorky. Its scenes contrast the life of the upper and lower classes to comedic effect. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair and on location between Epinay and Saint-Denis on the Seine.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.
It received the first Louis Delluc Prize in 1937.[2][3] The National Board of Review in the United States considered it a Top Ten Foreign Film for 1937.[4]