The Human Beast : La Bête Humaine

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Based on the novel by Émile Zola.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the original, uncensored version; 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; a booklet featuring critic Geoffrey O'Brien, film historian Ginette Vincendeau, and production designer Eugène Lourié.
Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Blanchette Brunoy, Gérard Landry.
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.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

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