The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

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The Lower Depths

1937

1h 30m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A melodrama telling the story of Ricardo, a young bourgeois who flees from justice for a crime of passion. It was made during the Spanish Civil War.

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8 members

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José Telmo

El Valencia

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Rosita de Cabo

Rosa

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José Baviera

Floreal

José Baviera

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Rafael Navarro

Ricardo

Rafael Navarro

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Pilar Torres

Mae

Pilar Torres

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Matías Morro

El borracho

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Matilde Artero

La Celestina

Matilde Artero

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Carmen Valor

La Barrientos

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