Les Travailleurs de la mer

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 3, 1918

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french

Countries

France

Production

Pathé Frères

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0009720