La Bête Humaine

Le Havre train station on a rainy night, wheels screeching, a chance encounter between railwayman and stationmaster. Tormented faces in a cramped compartment. Jean Renoir directs a tense drama of obsession.

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Jean Renoir directed La Bête Humaine in 1938. See Jean Renoir's full filmography, where to start with Jean Renoir, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jean Renoir.

La Bête Humaine was released in 1938 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.