High and Low (1933 film)

High and Low
Directed by	G. W. Pabst
Written by	Ladislaus Bus-Fekete (play) Anna Gmeyner (screenplay) Georges Dolley (dialogue)
Starring	Ariane Borg
Cinematography	Eugen Schüfftan
Edited by	Jean Oser
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	8 December 1933 (1933-12-08)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

High and Low (French : Du haut en bas) is a 1933 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst. ^[1] It adapts a play (Du haut en bas ^[2] ) by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Ariane Borg as (as Olga Muriel)
• Pauline Carton as Seamstress
• Janine Crispin as Marie de Ferstel (as Jeannine Crispin)
• Christiane Delyne
• Pedro Elviro as Bretzel, the sweeper
• Jean Gabin as Charles Boulla
• Catherine Hessling as Girl in Love
• Margo Lion as Mme Binder, the landlord
• Peter Lorre as Beggar
• Milly Mathis as Poldi
• Mauricet as M. Binder
• Michel Simon as M. Bodeletz
• Vladimir Sokoloff as M. Berger

Reception

High an Low, described as a "realistic and social film about the life of the inhabitants of a block of flats in Vienna" was said to remain between two worlds, Austria and France. ^[6]

References

1. "NY Times: High and Low". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
2. The complete index to literary sources in film. Internet Archive. London : Bowker-Saur. 1999. ISBN   978-3-11-095194-3.
3. Cahiers du cinéma (in French). Éditions de l'Étoile. 1967.
4. "DU HAUT EN BAS | Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival" . Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. "Du haut en bas (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1933) - La Cinémathèque française". www.cinematheque.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
6. Billard, Pierre (1 January 1995). L'âge classique du cinéma français: Du cinéma parlant à la Nouvelle Vague (in French). FeniXX. ISBN   978-2-403-03991-7.

External links

• High and Low at IMDb