Emile Zolas powerful novel of family greed, brutality and deceit is brilliantly brought to the screen by director Andr Antoine. Patriarch Pere Fouan divides his land between his two useless and scheming sons, but his generosity is rewarded with treachery. When neighbor Francoise (played by famed actress Germaine Rouer) discovers the sons plot against their father, she falls victim to their vicious revenge. When theatrical genius Antoine started his film career as a sixty-year-old beginner, he dared to br Additional Details BRAND : ROUER,GERMAINE
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