Les travailleurs de la mer
1918 · Movie · 89 min. · France
Adapted from Hugo’s eponym novel, the story concerns a Guernseyman named Gilliatt, a social outcast who falls in love with Deruchette, the niece of a local shipowner, Mess Lethierry. When Lethierry’s ship is wrecked on the Roches Douvres, a perilous reef, Deruchette promises to marry whomever can salvage the ship’s steam engine. Gilliatt eagerly volunteers, and the story follows both his physical trials and tribulations.
Direction André Antoine · Léonard Antoine
Cast Andrée Brabant · Max Florr · Philippe Garnier · Marc Gérard · Joe Hard · Romuald Joubé · Liener · Clément Liezer · Charles Mosnier · Armand Tallier · Vertuis
Screenplay Léonard Antoine · Victor Hugo
Cinematography Paul Castanet · René Guichard
Original title Les travailleurs de la mer
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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