Les Travailleurs de la mer

Les Travailleurs de la mer 1918 Directed by Léonard Antoine , André Antoine

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

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gneres Action , Crime , Drama

Production Company Pathé Frères

Release Date 3 March 1918

92 mins