Gervaise Macquart is a beautiful Parisian laundress and mother whose lover, Lantier, walks out on her. She eventually marries Henri Coupeau, a roofer who has an unfortunate accident. As her now crippled husband descends into alcoholism, Gervaise tries to make ends meet on her own. Life becomes even more complicated when Lantier returns and befriends Henri. Meanwhile, the man she really loves is sent to prison.
Maria Schell
François Périer
Jany Holt
Mathilde Casadesus
Suzy Delair
Armand Mestral
Florelle
Micheline Luccioni
Lucien Hubert
Jacques Harden
Jacques Hilling
Hélène Tossy
Amédée
Hubert de Lapparent
Rachel Devirys
Jacqueline Morane
Yvonne Claudie
Georges Paulais
Gérard Darrieu
Pierre Duverger
Marcelle Féry
Denise Péronne
Simone Duhart
André Wasley
Ariane Lancell
Aram Stephan
Jean Relet
Roger Dalphin
Jean Daurand
Armand Lurville
Jean Gautrat
Yvette Cuvelier
Paul Préboist