---
title: 'La Chienne (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-chienne-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021739/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La Chienne (1931)

1931 · 91 min · Drama · France


## Synopsis

La Chienne is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth film of his career. The film is based on the eponymous story "La Chienne" by Georges de La Fouchardière. The literal English translation of the film's title is "The Bitch", although the film was never released under this title. The film was remade by Fritz Lang in the United States as Scarlet Street (1945).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir), [André Girard](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-girard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Enrico Toselli](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-toselli), [Eugénie Buffet](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenie-buffet)
- **Producer:** [Pierre Braunberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-braunberger), [Roger Richebé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-richebe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Jean Gehret](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gehret)
- [Henri Guisol](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-guisol)
- [Viviane Romance](https://cinepixo.com/people/viviane-romance)
- [Christian Argentin](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-argentin)
- [Magdeleine Bérubet](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdeleine-berubet)
- [Sylvain Itkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvain-itkine)
- [Agnès Capri](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-capri)
- [Max Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-dalban)
- [Michel Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-simon)
- [Roger Gaillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-gaillard)
- [Romain Bouquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-bouquet)
- [Marcel Courmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-courmes)
- [Alexandre Rignault](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-rignault)
- [Janie Marèse](https://cinepixo.com/people/janie-marese)
- [Georges Flamant](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-flamant)

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