An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.
Unfortunately the movie Gervaise is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | René Clément | Director |
Writing | Émile Zola | Novel |
Writing | Jean Aurenche | Writer |
Writing | Pierre Bost | Writer |
Production | Agnès Delahaie | Producer |
Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Robert Juillard | Director of Photography |
Editing | Henri Rust | Editor |
Art | Paul Bertrand | Production Design |
Directing | Claude Clément | Assistant Director |
Directing | Serge Friedman | Assistant Director |
Directing | Léonard Keigel | Assistant Director |