Gervaise (1956)
Romance
Drama
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.
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Cast
Maria Schell
Gervaise Macquart Co...
François Périer
Henri Coupeau - le s...
Jany Holt
Mme Lorilleux - la s...
Mathilde Casadesus
Mme Boche - la conci...
Suzy Delair
Virginie Poisson, un...
Armand Mestral
Lantier, l'amant de...
Florelle
Maman Coupeau
Micheline Luccioni
Clémence
Lucien Hubert
Mr Poisson
Jacques Harden
Goujet, le forgeron...
Jacques Hilling
Hélène Tossy
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Amédée
Hubert de Lapparent
Rachel Devirys