| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 324.
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Classic collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation, aspect ratio, 1.33:1, Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
In French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned in English. |
| Cast |
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Ledoux, Blanchette Brunoy, Gérard Landry, Jenny Helia, Carette. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Curt Courant ; editor, Marg. Houlet Renoir ; music, J. Kosma. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. |
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Based on the novel by Émile Zola. |
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Special features: introduction to the film by Jean Renoir ; new interview with director Peter Bogdanovich ; archival footage of Renoir directing actress Simone Simon and interviews with Renoir, Émile Zola scholar Henri Mitterand, and others on adapting Zola to the screen ; gallery of on-set photographs and theatrical posters ; theatrical trailer ; booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O'Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Witnesses -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Bribery -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Motion pictures -- France -- Videodiscs.
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Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 -- Television adaptations.
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Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 -- Film adaptations.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Feature films France.
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Motion pictures, French.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Renoir, Jean, 1894-1979.
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Hakim, Robert, 1907-1992.
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Hakim, Raymond, 1909-1980.
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Gabin, Jean, 1904-1976.
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Simon, Simone.
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Ledoux, Fernand, 1897-1993.
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Brunoy, Blanchette, 1918-
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Hélia, Jenny.
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Landry, Gérard, 1914-
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Carette, Julien, 1897-1966.
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Kosma, Joseph, 1905-1969.
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Zola, Émile, 1840-1902.
Bête humaine.
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Paris Film Production.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
English title: Human beast |
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Also known as [in UK]: Judas was a woman |
| ISBN |
0780026241 |
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9780780026247 |
| Standard No. |
037429173824 |
| Music No. |
BET020 Criterion Collection |
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