Directed by Jean Renoir • 1938 • France
Starring Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Julien Carette
Based on the classic Emile Zola novel, Jean Renoir’s LA BÊTE HUMAINE was one of the legendary director’s greatest popular successes, and earned star Jean Gabin a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Part poetic realism, part film noir, the film is a hard-boiled and suspenseful journey into the tormented psyche of a workingman.
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Directed by Lewis Milestone • 1939 • United States
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Great Expectations
Directed by David Lean • 1946 • United Kingdom
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Oliver Twist
Directed by David Lean • 1948 • United Kingdom
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