Les Travailleurs de la mer

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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Crime,

Drama,

Action

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1918

Director:

André Antoine

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Company:

Pathé Frères

Cast:

Crew:

Director

Director

Screenplay

Novel

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