---
title: 'The Lower Depths (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1936-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lower-depths-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027336/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lower Depths (1936)

1936 · 95 min · Drama, Crime · France

Original title: Les Bas-fonds

## Synopsis

The Lower Depths 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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir), [Maxim Gorky](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxim-gorky), [Jacques Companéez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-companeez), [Yevgeny Zamyatin](https://cinepixo.com/people/yevgeny-zamyatin), [Charles Spaak](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-spaak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Wiener](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-wiener)
- **Producer:** [Alexandre Kamenka](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-kamenka)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fédote Bourgasoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/fedote-bourgasoff)
- **Editor:** [Marguerite Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/marguerite-renoir)

## Cast

- [Paul Temps](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-temps)
- [Louis Jouvet](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jouvet)
- [Maurice Baquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-baquet)
- [Junie Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/junie-astor)
- [André Gabriello](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gabriello)
- [René Génin](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-genin)
- [Vladimir Sokoloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-sokoloff)
- [Jany Holt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jany-holt)
- [Jean Gabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gabin)
- [Jacques Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-becker)
- [Irène Joachim](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-joachim)
- [Jean Sylvain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-sylvain)
- [Léon Larive](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-larive)
- [Paul Grimault](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-grimault)
- [René Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-stern)

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