Maria Schell
as Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, une blanchisseuse douce et courageuse
Est. fee: N/A
Data Dossier
Gervaise
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.
- Director
- René Clément
- Year
- 1956
- Cast
- Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt, Mathilde Casadesus, Suzy Delair, Armand Mestral, Florelle, Micheline Luccioni, Lucien Hubert, Jacques Harden
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
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The Cast
Principal cast
François Périer
as Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
Est. fee: N/A
Jany Holt
as Mme Lorilleux - la soeur revêche de Coupeau
Est. fee: N/A
Mathilde Casadesus
as Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse
Est. fee: N/A
Suzy Delair
as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
Est. fee: N/A
Armand Mestral
as Lantier, l'amant de Gervaise
Est. fee: N/A
Florelle
as Maman Coupeau
Est. fee: N/A
Micheline Luccioni
as Clémence
Est. fee: N/A
Cast bios and estimated salaries are sourced live from the web and reflect the most recent reliable public reporting. "N/A" indicates a figure that is genuinely unreported. Portraits courtesy of TMDB.
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