Backbiters
Une vie sans joie
Synopsis
About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orphan girl, who is a victim of the jealousy of women and the greed of men.
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Catherine Hessling
Catherine Ferrand
Albert Dieudonné
Maurice Laisné
Eugénie Nau
Madame Laisné
Louis Gauthier
Georges Mallet
Maud Richard
Madame Mallet
Pierre Champagne
le fils Mallet
Georges Térof
Gédéon Grave
Jean Renoir
le sous-préfet
Oléo
une prostituée
Pierre Lestringuez
Adolphe - le maquereau(as Pierre Philippe)
Claude Autant-Lara
Pierre Brasseur
Le type de l'appareil à sous
Pierre Braunberger
André Cerf
Julio de Romero
Raymond Guérin-Catelain
Karl Harbacher
René Koval
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir
- Screenplay & Story
- Jean Renoir, Pierre Lestringuez
- Original Title
- Une vie sans joie
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir, Pierre Lestringuez
Jean Bachelet, Alphonse Gibory
Jean Renoir
Pierre Braunberger, Jean Renoir
Department Leadership Roster
Albert Dieudonné
Director
Jean Renoir
Director
Pierre Braunberger
Producer
Leopardi de Boyon
Production Design
Jean Renoir
Producer
Jean Bachelet
Director of Photography
Alphonse Gibory
Director of Photography
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Jean Renoir
Editor
Pierre Lestringuez
Screenplay
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Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time. Among numerous honors accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an auteur.
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What is Backbiters about?
About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orphan girl, who is a victim of the jealousy of women and the greed of men.
Who directed Backbiters?
Backbiters was directed by Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir.
Who stars in Backbiters?
The principal cast of Backbiters includes Catherine Hessling, Albert Dieudonné, Eugénie Nau, Louis Gauthier, Maud Richard.
When was Backbiters released and how long is it?
Backbiters was released in 1927 with a total runtime of 1h 24m.