Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
Watch the official L'Assommoir 1909 trailer in HD below.
Alexandre Arquillière as Coupeau
Jacques Grétillat as Lantier
Eugénie Nau as Gervaise
Catherine Fonteney as Virginie
Mansuelle as Mes-Bottes
Bazin as Bec-Salé
Lucien Callamand as Bibi
Irma Perrot as Madame Boche
Marie-Louise Roger as Nana
Albert Capellani Director
Émile Zola Novel
Michel Carré Writer
Pierre Decourcelle Producer
Albert Capellani Writer
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Finland 19 April 1909
France 19 March 1909
Sweden 27 October 1910
United States 22 October 1909
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28 June 1909
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16 September 1909
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19 August 1909
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the parlor.
15 April 1909
Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her.
22 October 1909
Max Linder is an ardent suitor for the hand of a somewhat rampageous young lady. The gentle Max suffers sadly from her rough treatment, but at length he extracts the promise that she will marry him when he has learned to juggle with three balls.
10 November 1909
This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe mother and wife of the victims kills the seducer.
17 June 1909
Jack Thornton, an American traveler, while touring Europe meets the daughter of an old French nobleman and falls in love with her.
29 November 1909
A wife innocently inspires suspicion by generously giving away some money given to her for a hat.
12 November 1909
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Have you watched L'Assommoir yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1909 Pathé Frères, Société cinématographique des auteurs et gens de lettres (SCAGL).
