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.
Alexandre Arquillière
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Varennes
Gabrielle Réjane
Eugénie Nau
Antoine
Henri Gouget
Catherine Fonteney
Mansuelle
Bazin
Lucien Callamand
Irma Perrot
Marie-Louise Roger
Harry Baur
Paul Capellani