Man of the Sea
1920 · Movie · 82 min. · France
Nolff, a fisherman on the coast of Brittany, has aspirations that his son Michel will follow in his career path. However, Michel, a young rebel has different ideas and wastes his days and nights with his dissolute friends in the nearby town. When his mother passes away, Michel steals the money left by her to his sister Dejenna. Furious when he finds out, Nolff seizes his son and casts him out to sea in an open boat, to teach him a lesson or two.
Direction Marcel L'Herbier
Cast Jaque Catelain · Roger Karl · Charles Boyer · Philippe Hériat · Marcelle Pradot · Claire Prélia · Claude Autant-Lara · Dimitri Dragomir · Suzanne Doris · Lili Samuel · Georges Forois · Pâquerette
Screenplay Marcel L'Herbier · Honoré de Balzac
Cinematography Georges Lucas
Original title L'homme du large
6.3
29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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