---
title: 'La Bête Humaine (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1938-12-23'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-bete-humaine-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029957/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La Bête Humaine (1938)

1938 · 100 min · Drama, Crime · France


## Synopsis

La Bête Humaine 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Kosma](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kosma)
- **Producer:** [Robert and Raymond Hakim](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-and-raymond-hakim)
- **Director of Photography:** [Curt Courant](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-courant)

## Cast

- [Jacques Beauvais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-beauvais)
- [Léon Larive](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-larive)
- [Blanchette Brunoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanchette-brunoy)
- [Maurice Marceau](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-marceau)
- [Simone Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-simon)
- [Jenny Hélia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-helia)
- [Henry Roussel](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-roussel)
- [Marcel Pérès](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-peres)
- [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- [Jacques Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-becker)
- [Marguerite de Morlaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-de-morlaye)
- [Jacques Brunius](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-brunius)
- [Georges Spanelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-spanelly)
- [Jean Gabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gabin)
- [Gérard Landry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-landry)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-bete-humaine-1938
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