Les Travailleurs de la mer (1918)
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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- André Antoine
- Léonard Antoine
Writing:
- Victor Hugo
- Léonard Antoine
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Release Date: 1918-03-03
- Country: FR
- Language: Français
- Runtime: 92