Film
Gervaise
1956· 1h 52m· Drama· Romance
Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
1956-09-05
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Key Crew
DirectorRené Clément
WriterJean Aurenche
ProducerAgnès Delahaie
Director of PhotographyRobert Juillard
Original Music ComposerGeorges Auric
EditorHenri Rust
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1956-09-05
Runtime1h 52m
StatusReleased
StudiosCino del Duca · Agnès Delahaie Productions · Silver Films
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance
Rating6.7/10 · 57 votes
Original languagefr
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