(Les Travailleurs de la mer)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Crime,

Drama,

Action

Runtime:

92 minutes

Year:

1918

Directors:

Léonard Antoine

Production companies:

Pathé Frères

Actors:

Crews:

Assistant Director

Director

Screenplay

Director

Assistant Director