L'Assommoir
1909 · 36 min · Drama
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
- Director
- Albert Capellani
- Writers
- Émile Zola, Michel Carré, Albert Capellani
- Released
- March 19, 1909
- Language
- French
Cast
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