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The Human Beast

1940·1h 40m·Not Rated
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
9,027 votes

A train engineer lusts for a stationmaster's wife.

The Human Beast is a 1940 drama crime movie directed by Jean Renoir, starring Julien Carette, Jean Gabin, Fernand Ledoux. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 9,027 votes and runs 1h 40m.

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Director
Jean Renoir
Stars
Julien Carette
Jean Gabin
Fernand Ledoux
Simone Simon
Details
1940-02-19
100 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France
★ French
Keywords
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