The Struggle (1931)
- Directed by
- D. W. Griffith
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A working-class man and his wife struggle with poverty and alcoholism in 19th-century New York. The story follows the man's gradual decline as his drinking worsens.
grittybleaknaturalisticearnestemotionally heavystarkslow-paceddownbeat
What happens
The Struggle is a 1931 American pre-Code feature film directed by D. W. Griffith (his last film) based on the 1877 novel L'Assommoir by Émile Zola. It was Griffith's only full-sound film besides Abraham Lincoln (1930). After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, The Struggle was his last film. The film was made primarily at the Audio-Cinema studios in the Bronx, New York with some outdoor filming on the streets of the Bronx. The Struggle stars Hal Skelly, Zita Johann, Charles Richman, and in her film debut, Helen Mack. Longtime Griffith actress Kate Bruce made her final film appearance in this film as Granny, and this was also the final film for Claude Cooper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- Hell Bound (1931)
- Salvation Nell (1931)
- An American Tragedy (1931)
- The Easiest Way (1931)
- Bad Girl (1931)
- The Vice Squad (1931)
- Sunday of Life (1931)
- Daybreak (1931)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…