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.

Released March 3, 1918 92 min None+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, imdb.based-on-novel, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Pathé Frères

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: French