L'Assommoir

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.

• Release date
• December 21, 1908
• Runtime
• 36 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Albert Capellani

Cast

Alexandre Arquillière Coupeau Jacques Grétillat Lantier Jacques Varennes Gabrielle Réjane Eugénie Nau Gervaise

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Antoine Henri Gouget Catherine Fonteney Virginie