La Bête Humaine
Summary: In this classic adaptation of Emile Zola's novel, a tortured train engineer falls in love with a troubled married woman who has helped her husband commit a murder.
Release Date: February 19, 1940
Director:
Jean Renoir
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Paris Film
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